Cost of living in Arrowhead Beach, North Carolina

Arrowhead Beach, North Carolina has about 1,242 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $198,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chowan County is $1,331 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Arrowhead Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

North Carolina's prices sit at 94.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Arrowhead Beach'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 Arrowhead Beach'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.