Cost of living in Mount Holly, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,256 a month.
Mount Holly is a city in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,385 a year.
- People
- 18,208
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,256
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,385
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $337,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,785
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Mount Holly, North Carolina has about 18,208 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $337,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Gaston County is $1,785 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mount Holly. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, prices sit at 97.3 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 Mount Holly'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 Mount Holly'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, 118 have higher typical rent than Mount Holly.
Nearby places
- Stanley
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Mount Holly - Lowell
Typical rent $1,188
Compare with Mount Holly - Belmont
Typical rent $1,365
Compare with Mount Holly - Cramerton
Typical rent $1,364
Compare with Mount Holly - Ranlo
Typical rent $1,811
Compare with Mount Holly - Lowesville
Typical rent $1,490
Compare with Mount Holly - Dallas
Typical rent $872
- Huntersville
Typical rent $1,834
Compare with Mount Holly
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.