Cost of living in New Hanover County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,705 a month.
That HUD number covers New Hanover County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,187
- 1 bed
- $1,566
- 2 bed
- $1,705
- 3 bed
- $2,238
- 4 bed
- $2,241
This county is in the Wilmington, NC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 96.4 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Wilmington · 120,805 people
- Murraysville · 16,339 people
- Myrtle Grove · 12,637 people
- Kings Grant · 9,003 people
- Ogden · 8,249 people
- Porters Neck · 7,654 people
- Silver Lake · 6,563 people
- Wrightsboro · 6,287 people
- Northchase · 5,896 people
- Skippers Corner · 3,792 people
- Bayshore · 2,949 people
- Wrightsville Beach · 2,665 people
- Sea Breeze · 1,849 people