Cost of living in Long View, North Carolina
Long View, North Carolina has about 5,011 people. Typical rent is $794 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $46,739 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #20 in North Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $794 a month.
Long View is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,739 a year.
- People
- 5,011
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $794
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,739
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $157,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,147
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Long View, North Carolina has about 5,011 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $157,300.
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 Long View. 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 Long View'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 Long View'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, 323 have higher typical rent than Long View.
Nearby places
- Hildebran
Typical rent $809
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Typical rent $956
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Typical rent $1,063
Compare with Long View - Rhodhiss
Typical rent $846
Compare with Long View - NorthlakesCompare with Long View
- Icard
Typical rent $842
Compare with Long View - Granite Falls
Typical rent $905
- Connelly Springs
Typical rent $884
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.