Cost of living in Denver, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $869 a month.
Denver is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,721 a year.
- People
- 2,497
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $869
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,721
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $296,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,138
- Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Denver, North Carolina has about 2,497 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $296,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lincoln County is $1,138 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Denver. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, prices sit at 97.3 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 Denver'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 Denver'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, 274 have higher typical rent than Denver.
Nearby places
- Lake Norman of Catawba
Typical rent $1,319
Compare with Denver - Westport
Typical rent $1,556
Compare with Denver - Lake Norman of Iredell
Typical rent $1,327
Compare with Denver - Lowesville
Typical rent $1,490
Compare with Denver - Cornelius
Typical rent $1,722
Compare with Denver - Maiden
Typical rent $776
Compare with Denver - Lincolnton
Typical rent $965
Compare with Denver - Mooresville
Typical rent $1,626
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.