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Cost of living in Ayden, North Carolina

Simple answer

Typical rent is $778 a month.

Ayden is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $42,413 a year.

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People
5,150
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$778
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$42,413
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$182,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,167
Greenville, NC MSA

Ayden, North Carolina has about 5,150 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $182,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pitt County is $1,167 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ayden. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Greenville, NC metro area, prices sit at 88.4 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 Ayden'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 Ayden's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.

Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 333 have higher typical rent than Ayden.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.