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Cost of living in Denton, North Carolina

Simple answer

Typical rent is $842 a month.

Denton is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,847 a year.

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People
1,506
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$842
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$50,847
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$167,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,087
Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area

Denton, North Carolina has about 1,506 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $167,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Davidson County is $1,087 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Denton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, prices sit at 92.0 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 Denton'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 Denton'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, 290 have higher typical rent than Denton.

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.