Cost of living in Archdale, North Carolina
Archdale, North Carolina has about 12,087 people. Typical rent is $1,034 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $64,757 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #37 in North Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,034 a month.
Archdale is a city in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,757 a year.
- People
- 12,087
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,034
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $64,757
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $198,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,271
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Archdale, North Carolina has about 12,087 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $198,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Randolph County is $1,271 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Archdale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, prices sit at 92.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Archdale's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Archdale's bill.
EIA does not publish a North Carolina gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in North Carolina shares this price.
Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 194 have higher typical rent than Archdale.
Nearby places
- Trinity
Typical rent $955
Compare with Archdale - High Point
Typical rent $1,116
Compare with Archdale - Jamestown
Typical rent $1,153
Compare with Archdale - Thomasville
Typical rent $879
Compare with Archdale - Randleman
Typical rent $801
Compare with Archdale - Pleasant Garden
Typical rent $1,416
Compare with Archdale - Wallburg
- Greensboro
Typical rent $1,172
Compare with Archdale
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in North Carolina
Bigger places in North Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.