Cost of living in La Grange, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $735 a month.
La Grange is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,078 a year.
- People
- 2,756
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $735
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,078
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $83,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,012
- Lenoir County, NC
La Grange, North Carolina has about 2,756 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $83,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lenoir County is $1,012 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Grange. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
North Carolina's prices sit at 94.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not La Grange'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 La Grange'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, 354 have higher typical rent than La Grange.
Nearby places
- Walnut Creek
Typical rent $1,788
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- Elroy
Typical rent $1,005
Compare with La Grange - Kinston
Typical rent $867
Compare with La Grange - Goldsboro
Typical rent $971
Compare with La Grange - Snow Hill
Typical rent $696
Compare with La Grange - Brogden
Typical rent $1,013
- Dudley
Typical rent $808
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.