Cost of living in Fruitland, North Carolina
Fruitland, North Carolina has about 2,398 people. Typical rent is $906 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $48,025 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 $906 a month.
Fruitland is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,025 a year.
- People
- 2,398
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $906
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,025
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $133,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,866
- Asheville, NC MSA
Fruitland, North Carolina has about 2,398 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $133,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Henderson County is $1,866 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fruitland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Asheville, NC metro area, prices sit at 96.5 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 Fruitland'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 Fruitland'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, 252 have higher typical rent than Fruitland.
Nearby places
- Hoopers Creek
Typical rent $1,124
Compare with Fruitland - Edneyville
Typical rent $836
Compare with Fruitland - Balfour
Typical rent $591
Compare with Fruitland - Mountain Home
Typical rent $1,240
Compare with Fruitland - Fletcher
Typical rent $1,484
Compare with Fruitland - Hendersonville
Typical rent $1,332
Compare with Fruitland - Dana
Typical rent $775
Compare with Fruitland - Royal Pines
Typical rent $1,596
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.