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Cost of living in Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina

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Typical rent is $1,319 a month.

Lake Norman of Catawba is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $112,656 a year.

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People
9,906
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,319
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$112,656
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$492,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,147
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA

Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina has about 9,906 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $492,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Catawba County is $1,147 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Norman of Catawba. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area, prices sit at 88.5 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 Lake Norman of Catawba'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 Lake Norman of Catawba'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, 102 have higher typical rent than Lake Norman of Catawba.

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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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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.