Cost of living in Jamestown, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,153 a month.
Jamestown is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $104,844 a year.
- People
- 3,708
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,153
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $104,844
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $326,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,271
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Jamestown, North Carolina has about 3,708 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $326,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Guilford County is $1,271 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jamestown. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, prices sit at 92.9 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 Jamestown'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 Jamestown'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, 144 have higher typical rent than Jamestown.
Nearby places
- High Point
Typical rent $1,116
Compare with Jamestown - Archdale
Typical rent $1,034
Compare with Jamestown - Greensboro
Typical rent $1,172
Compare with Jamestown - Trinity
Typical rent $955
Compare with Jamestown - Pleasant Garden
Typical rent $1,416
Compare with Jamestown - Kernersville
Typical rent $1,082
Compare with Jamestown - Thomasville
Typical rent $879
- Oak Ridge
Typical rent $3,009
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.