Cost of living in Dare County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,510 a month.
That HUD number covers Dare County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,194
- 1 bed
- $1,387
- 2 bed
- $1,510
- 3 bed
- $1,918
- 4 bed
- $2,001
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
- Kill Devil Hills · 7,761 people
- Kitty Hawk · 3,724 people
- Nags Head · 3,160 people
- Southern Shores · 3,139 people
- Manteo · 2,020 people
- Wanchese · 1,956 people
- Buxton · 1,267 people