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North Carolina · Census place 31360

Highlands town, NC

Quick answer

Highlands town has 1,276 residents, ranking #419 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $63,750, the median home is worth $666,300 and median gross rent runs $905 a month.

Population
1,276Highlands town residents
Median household income
$63,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$666,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$905Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
58.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Highlands town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Highlands town median would spend about 17% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 59% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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