Cost of living in Carteret County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,277 a month.
That HUD number covers Carteret County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $970
- 1 bed
- $976
- 2 bed
- $1,277
- 3 bed
- $1,607
- 4 bed
- $2,132
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The North Carolina state index is 94.3 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
SNAP income limit in North Carolina · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Morehead City · 9,806 people
- Beaufort · 4,689 people
- Newport · 4,441 people
- Emerald Isle · 3,934 people
- Cape Carteret · 2,703 people
- Cedar Point · 1,917 people
- Broad Creek · 1,836 people
- Atlantic Beach · 1,719 people
- Pine Knoll Shores · 1,351 people
- Brandywine Bay · 1,313 people