Cost of living in Stem, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $925 a month.
Stem is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $95,625 a year.
- People
- 1,249
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $925
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $95,625
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $240,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,213
- Granville County, NC
Stem, North Carolina has about 1,249 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $240,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Granville County is $1,213 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Stem. 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 Stem'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 Stem'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, 243 have higher typical rent than Stem.
Nearby places
- Butner
Typical rent $1,307
Compare with Stem - Creedmoor
Typical rent $1,065
Compare with Stem - Oxford
Typical rent $995
Compare with Stem - Gorman
Typical rent $1,311
Compare with Stem - Franklinton
Typical rent $963
Compare with Stem - Youngsville
Typical rent $1,239
Compare with Stem - Durham
Typical rent $1,508
Compare with Stem - Henderson
Typical rent $848
Compare with Stem
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.