Cost of living in Buxton, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $909 a month.
Buxton is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here.
- People
- 1,267
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $909
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- Not published
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $409,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,510
- Dare County, NC
Buxton, North Carolina has about 1,267 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $409,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dare County is $1,510 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Buxton. 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 Buxton'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 Buxton'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, 248 have higher typical rent than Buxton.
Nearby places
- Wanchese
Typical rent $1,073
Compare with Buxton - Manteo
Typical rent $1,204
Compare with Buxton - Nags Head
Typical rent $1,005
Compare with Buxton - Kill Devil Hills
Typical rent $1,626
Compare with Buxton - Kitty Hawk
Typical rent $1,309
Compare with Buxton - Southern ShoresCompare with Buxton
- Belhaven
Typical rent $929
- Bayboro
Typical rent $1,084
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.