Cost of living in Southern Pines, North Carolina
Southern Pines, North Carolina has about 16,420 people. Typical rent is $1,354 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $88,535 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 #17 in North Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,354 a month.
Southern Pines is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $88,535 a year.
- People
- 16,420
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,354
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $88,535
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $451,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,223
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA
Southern Pines, North Carolina has about 16,420 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $451,100.
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 Southern Pines. 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 Southern Pines'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 Southern Pines'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, 95 have higher typical rent than Southern Pines.
Nearby places
- Pinehurst
Typical rent $1,664
Compare with Southern Pines - Whispering Pines
Typical rent $2,336
Compare with Southern Pines - Aberdeen
Typical rent $1,244
Compare with Southern Pines - Pinebluff
Typical rent $1,176
Compare with Southern Pines - Vass
Typical rent $881
Compare with Southern Pines - Carthage
Typical rent $904
Compare with Southern Pines - Foxfire
Typical rent $1,598
Compare with Southern Pines - Seven Lakes
Typical rent $914
Compare with Southern Pines
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
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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.