Cost of living in Kings Grant, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,292 a month.
Kings Grant is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,232 a year.
- People
- 9,003
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,292
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,232
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $300,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,705
- Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Kings Grant, North Carolina has about 9,003 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $300,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in New Hanover County is $1,705 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kings Grant. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Wilmington, NC metro area, prices sit at 96.4 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 Kings Grant'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 Kings Grant'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, 109 have higher typical rent than Kings Grant.
Nearby places
- Murraysville
Typical rent $1,777
Compare with Kings Grant - Northchase
Typical rent $1,365
Compare with Kings Grant - Bayshore
Typical rent $1,532
Compare with Kings Grant - Ogden
Typical rent $2,867
Compare with Kings Grant - Wilmington
Typical rent $1,395
Compare with Kings Grant - Wrightsboro
Typical rent $1,250
Compare with Kings Grant - Wrightsville Beach
Typical rent $2,336
Compare with Kings Grant - Skippers Corner
Typical rent $838
Compare with Kings Grant
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.