Cost of living in Walnut Cove, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $674 a month.
Walnut Cove is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $44,815 a year.
- People
- 2,115
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $674
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $44,815
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $217,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,332
- Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Walnut Cove, North Carolina has about 2,115 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $217,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Stokes County is $1,332 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Walnut Cove. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, prices sit at 92.0 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 Walnut Cove'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 Walnut Cove'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, 372 have higher typical rent than Walnut Cove.
Nearby places
- Rural Hall
Typical rent $967
Compare with Walnut Cove - Walkertown
Typical rent $1,379
Compare with Walnut Cove - Stokesdale
Typical rent $1,450
Compare with Walnut Cove - Madison
Typical rent $830
Compare with Walnut Cove - Oak Ridge
Typical rent $3,009
Compare with Walnut Cove - King
Typical rent $895
Compare with Walnut Cove - Tobaccoville
Typical rent $976
- Mayodan
Typical rent $817
Compare with Walnut Cove
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.