Cost of living in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,664 a month.
Pinehurst is a village in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $109,802 a year.
- People
- 18,256
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,664
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $109,802
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $476,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,223
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA
Pinehurst, North Carolina has about 18,256 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $476,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Moore County is $1,223 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Pinehurst. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area, prices sit at 88.3 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 Pinehurst'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 Pinehurst'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, 40 have higher typical rent than Pinehurst.
Nearby places
- Southern Pines
Typical rent $1,354
Compare with Pinehurst - Aberdeen
Typical rent $1,244
Compare with Pinehurst - Foxfire
Typical rent $1,598
Compare with Pinehurst - Pinebluff
Typical rent $1,176
Compare with Pinehurst - Whispering Pines
Typical rent $2,336
Compare with Pinehurst - Seven Lakes
Typical rent $914
Compare with Pinehurst - Carthage
Typical rent $904
Compare with Pinehurst - Vass
Typical rent $881
Compare with Pinehurst
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.