Cost of living in Johnston County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,689 a month.
That HUD number covers Johnston County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,489
- 1 bed
- $1,552
- 2 bed
- $1,689
- 3 bed
- $2,103
- 4 bed
- $2,823
This county is in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 98.2 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Clayton · 29,320 people
- Smithfield · 12,116 people
- Selma · 6,817 people
- Archer Lodge · 5,186 people
- Benson · 4,282 people
- Wilson's Mills · 2,753 people
- Four Oaks · 2,459 people
- Kenly · 2,359 people
- Pine Level · 2,031 people
- Princeton · 1,658 people