Cost of living in Garner, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,549 a month.
Garner is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,756 a year.
- People
- 34,473
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,549
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $78,756
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $355,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,689
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Garner, North Carolina has about 34,473 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $355,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wake County is $1,689 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Garner. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, prices sit at 98.2 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 Garner'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 Garner'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, 56 have higher typical rent than Garner.
Nearby places
- Knightdale
Typical rent $1,674
Compare with Garner - Clayton
Typical rent $1,661
Compare with Garner - Raleigh
Typical rent $1,572
Compare with Garner - Fuquay-Varina
Typical rent $1,720
Compare with Garner - Holly Springs
Typical rent $2,021
Compare with Garner - Cary
Typical rent $1,738
Compare with Garner - Archer Lodge
Typical rent $1,458
- Angier
Typical rent $894
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.