Cost of living in Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City, North Carolina has about 9,806 people. Typical rent is $1,134 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,233 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 #136 in North Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,134 a month.
Morehead City is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,233 a year.
- People
- 9,806
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,134
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,233
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $357,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,277
- Carteret County, NC
Morehead City, North Carolina has about 9,806 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $357,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Carteret County is $1,277 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Morehead City. 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 Morehead City'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 Morehead City'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, 149 have higher typical rent than Morehead City.
Nearby places
- Atlantic Beach
Typical rent $1,206
Compare with Morehead City - Beaufort
Typical rent $835
Compare with Morehead City - Brandywine Bay
Typical rent $2,141
Compare with Morehead City - Pine Knoll Shores
Typical rent $1,750
Compare with Morehead City - Newport
Typical rent $896
Compare with Morehead City - Broad Creek
Typical rent $908
Compare with Morehead City - Cherry Branch
Typical rent $1,706
- Havelock
Typical rent $1,280
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.