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Cost of living in Horse Shoe, North Carolina

Simple answer

We don't have a typical rent for Horse Shoe.

The Census Bureau did not publish a median rent for this place in the 2020–2024 survey. We will not guess one.

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People
1,490
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
Not published
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$64,096
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$407,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,866
Asheville, NC MSA

Horse Shoe, North Carolina has about 1,490 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $407,500.

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 Horse Shoe. 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 Horse Shoe'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 Horse Shoe's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.

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.