Alamance County · North Carolina · South · 18k residents
Graham, NC: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Graham: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the North Carolina median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Graham is $233,800, 24% below the North Carolina median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,165/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 87 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $56,239 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Graham is $233,800, 24.4% below the median for ACS-covered places in North Carolina.
- Household income: Median household income is $56,239, 21.8% below the median for ACS-covered places in North Carolina.
- Adult education: 24.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 35.2% below the median for ACS-covered places in North Carolina.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 4.2 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Graham about 75 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 213 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 25 minutes.
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Compare Graham side by side
Cost of living index
87
ACS median home value
$233,800
2-bedroom rent
$1,165/mo
Median household income
$56,239
Housing momentum
How fast Graham's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
49/100
Steady
Ranks Graham's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Graham's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $233,800 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.82% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $840/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,165/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.15% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Cost of living index | 87 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $55/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,050/mo |
| Median household income | $56,239 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% |
| Population | 18k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 77/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 213 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 29°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +1.6% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | -0.5% |
| Ocean coast | 154 mi |
| Big lake | 75 mi |
| Mountains | 128 mi |
| Major airport | 32 mi |
| Ski resort | 134 mi |
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- What is the cost of living in Graham, NC?
- Graham indexes at 87 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,165/mo and a acs median home value of $233,800.
- How much does a house cost in Graham?
- The acs median home value in Graham is $233,800, 24% below the North Carolina median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Graham?
- A two-bedroom in Graham rents for about $1,165/mo.