Cost of living in Wilkes County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,012 a month.
That HUD number covers Wilkes County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $864
- 1 bed
- $875
- 2 bed
- $1,012
- 3 bed
- $1,357
- 4 bed
- $1,554
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
- North Wilkesboro · 4,421 people
- Wilkesboro · 3,646 people
- Cricket · 2,317 people
- Mulberry · 2,037 people
- Fairplains · 1,803 people
- Millers Creek · 1,689 people
- Moravian Falls · 1,285 people