Cost of living in Holly Springs, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,021 a month.
Holly Springs is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $135,578 a year.
- People
- 45,248
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,021
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $135,578
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $535,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,689
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Holly Springs, North Carolina has about 45,248 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $535,800.
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 Holly Springs. 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 Holly Springs'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 Holly Springs'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, 12 have higher typical rent than Holly Springs.
Nearby places
- Fuquay-Varina
Typical rent $1,720
Compare with Holly Springs - Apex
Typical rent $1,902
Compare with Holly Springs - Cary
Typical rent $1,738
Compare with Holly Springs - Angier
Typical rent $894
Compare with Holly Springs - Morrisville
Typical rent $1,858
Compare with Holly Springs - Garner
Typical rent $1,549
Compare with Holly Springs - Raleigh
Typical rent $1,572
Compare with Holly Springs - Lillington
Typical rent $997
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.