Cost of living in Rutherford County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,012 a month.
That HUD number covers Rutherford County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $861
- 1 bed
- $866
- 2 bed
- $1,012
- 3 bed
- $1,354
- 4 bed
- $1,374
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
- Forest City · 7,363 people
- Spindale · 4,131 people
- Rutherfordton · 3,680 people
- Lake Lure · 1,543 people