Cost of living in Leland, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,735 a month.
Leland is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $91,977 a year.
- People
- 29,607
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,735
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $91,977
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $398,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,574
- Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Leland, North Carolina has about 29,607 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $398,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Brunswick County is $1,574 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Leland. 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 Leland'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 Leland'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, 32 have higher typical rent than Leland.
Nearby places
- Belville
Typical rent $1,798
Compare with Leland - Navassa
Typical rent $1,313
Compare with Leland - Wrightsboro
Typical rent $1,250
Compare with Leland - Wilmington
Typical rent $1,395
Compare with Leland - Silver Lake
Typical rent $1,416
Compare with Leland - Myrtle Grove
Typical rent $1,463
Compare with Leland - Skippers Corner
Typical rent $838
- Kings Grant
Typical rent $1,292
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.