Cost of living in Bethel, North Carolina
Bethel, North Carolina has about 1,544 people. Typical rent is $684 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $52,961 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $684 a month.
Bethel is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,961 a year.
- People
- 1,544
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $684
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $52,961
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $107,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,167
- Greenville, NC MSA
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Bethel, North Carolina has about 1,544 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $107,800.
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 Bethel. 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 Bethel'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 Bethel'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, 367 have higher typical rent than Bethel.
Nearby places
- Robersonville
Typical rent $572
Compare with Bethel - Princeville
Typical rent $1,103
Compare with Bethel - Tarboro
Typical rent $843
Compare with Bethel - Greenville
Typical rent $1,007
Compare with Bethel - Pinetops
Typical rent $815
Compare with Bethel - Williamston
Typical rent $684
Compare with Bethel - Farmville
Typical rent $815
- Winterville
Typical rent $1,534
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.