Cost of living in Bayshore, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,532 a month.
Bayshore is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $94,632 a year.
- People
- 2,949
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,532
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $94,632
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $525,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,705
- Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Bayshore, North Carolina has about 2,949 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $525,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in New Hanover County is $1,705 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bayshore. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Wilmington, NC metro area, prices sit at 96.4 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 Bayshore'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 Bayshore'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, 61 have higher typical rent than Bayshore.
Nearby places
- Porters Neck
Typical rent $1,503
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Typical rent $2,867
Compare with Bayshore - Murraysville
Typical rent $1,777
Compare with Bayshore - Kings Grant
Typical rent $1,292
Compare with Bayshore - Northchase
Typical rent $1,365
Compare with Bayshore - Wrightsville Beach
Typical rent $2,336
Compare with Bayshore - Hampstead
Typical rent $1,216
Compare with Bayshore - Skippers Corner
Typical rent $838
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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.