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North Carolina STR Regulations

Explore regulations for cities across North Carolina

About Short-Term Rental Regulations

Each city in North Carolina may have different rules for short-term rentals. Click on a city to view detailed regulations including:

  • Permit requirements
  • Zoning restrictions
  • Taxes and fees
  • Operating guidelines

Cities with Regulations

Ahoskie

Ahoskie

Ahoskie

Active Listings

68

Median Revenue

$29,048

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Albemarle

Albemarle

Albemarle

Active Listings

66

Median Revenue

$34,473

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Andrews

Andrews

Andrews

Active Listings

140

Median Revenue

$25,567

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Apex

Apex

Apex

Active Listings

124

Median Revenue

$40,446

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Arden

Arden

Arden

Active Listings

284

Median Revenue

$30,705

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Asheboro

Asheboro

Asheboro

Active Listings

136

Median Revenue

$28,831

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Asheville

Asheville

Asheville

Active Listings

7015

Median Revenue

$31,419

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Atlantic

Atlantic

Atlantic

Active Listings

1606

Median Revenue

$28,799

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Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach

Active Listings

1606

Median Revenue

$28,799

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Bakersville

Bakersville

Bakersville

Active Listings

89

Median Revenue

$20,722

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Banner Elk

Banner Elk

Banner Elk

Active Listings

3633

Median Revenue

$29,862

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Beaufort

Beaufort

Beaufort

Active Listings

633

Median Revenue

$28,501

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Belmont

Belmont

Belmont

Active Listings

200

Median Revenue

$37,627

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Benson

Benson

Benson

Active Listings

31

Median Revenue

$16,411

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Black Mountain

Black Mountain

Black Mountain

Active Listings

897

Median Revenue

$33,343

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Blowing Rock

Blowing Rock

Blowing Rock

Active Listings

610

Median Revenue

$51,346

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Boone

Boone

Boone

Active Listings

7733

Median Revenue

$32,575

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Brevard

Brevard

Brevard

Active Listings

659

Median Revenue

$30,941

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Bryson City

Bryson City

Bryson City

Active Listings

1562

Median Revenue

$33,780

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Burlington

Burlington

Burlington

Active Listings

412

Median Revenue

$26,396

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Burnsville

Burnsville

Burnsville

Active Listings

483

Median Revenue

$22,998

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Candler

Candler

Candler

Active Listings

292

Median Revenue

$31,602

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Canton

Canton

Canton

Active Listings

177

Median Revenue

$27,354

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Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach

Active Listings

3355

Median Revenue

$44,663

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Cary

Cary

Cary

Active Listings

486

Median Revenue

$41,037

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Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Active Listings

674

Median Revenue

$28,739

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Charlotte

Charlotte

Charlotte

Active Listings

998

Median Revenue

$31,248

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Cherokee

Cherokee

Cherokee

Active Listings

89

Median Revenue

$31,397

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Clayton

Clayton

Clayton

Active Listings

118

Median Revenue

$29,455

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Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Active Listings

37

Median Revenue

$20,776

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Clyde

Clyde

Clyde

Active Listings

161

Median Revenue

$35,494

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Coats

Coats

Coats

Active Listings

51

Median Revenue

$28,338

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Columbia

Columbia

Columbia

Active Listings

50

Median Revenue

$23,801

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Columbus

Columbus

Columbus

Active Listings

70

Median Revenue

$21,606

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Concord

Concord

Concord

Active Listings

313

Median Revenue

$29,323

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Cornelius

Cornelius

Cornelius

Active Listings

158

Median Revenue

$39,702

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Corolla

Corolla

Corolla

Active Listings

2256

Median Revenue

$55,865

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Crumpler

Crumpler

Crumpler

Active Listings

97

Median Revenue

$26,079

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Cullowhee

Cullowhee

Cullowhee

Active Listings

114

Median Revenue

$27,258

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Davidson

Davidson

Davidson

Active Listings

58

Median Revenue

$39,662

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Deep Gap

Deep Gap

Deep Gap

Active Listings

223

Median Revenue

$40,985

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Durham

Durham

Durham

Active Listings

7845

Median Revenue

$31,479

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Elizabeth City

Elizabeth City

Elizabeth City

Active Listings

315

Median Revenue

$27,135

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Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown

Active Listings

67

Median Revenue

$26,410

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Emerald Isle

Emerald Isle

Emerald Isle

Active Listings

5460

Median Revenue

$29,208

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Enfield

Enfield

Enfield

Active Listings

22

Median Revenue

$20,153

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Fairview

Fairview

Fairview

Active Listings

181

Median Revenue

$45,572

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Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Fayetteville

Active Listings

1208

Median Revenue

$23,186

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Ferguson

Ferguson

Ferguson

Active Listings

72

Median Revenue

$43,110

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Ferguson

Ferguson

Ferguson

Active Listings

69

Median Revenue

$19,823

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Flat Rock

Flat Rock

Flat Rock

Active Listings

165

Median Revenue

$20,988

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Fleetwood

Fleetwood

Fleetwood

Active Listings

296

Median Revenue

$35,356

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Forest City

Forest City

Forest City

Active Listings

85

Median Revenue

$22,334

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Franklin

Franklin

Franklin

Active Listings

848

Median Revenue

$25,406

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Franklinton

Franklinton

Franklinton

Active Listings

47

Median Revenue

$26,506

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Fuquay Varina

Fuquay Varina

Fuquay Varina

Active Listings

169

Median Revenue

$31,968

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Garner

Garner

Garner

Active Listings

100

Median Revenue

$32,564

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Gastonia

Gastonia

Gastonia

Active Listings

234

Median Revenue

$30,804

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Glenville

Glenville

Glenville

Active Listings

349

Median Revenue

$38,401

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Goldsboro

Goldsboro

Goldsboro

Active Listings

168

Median Revenue

$23,592

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Greensboro

Greensboro

Greensboro

Active Listings

4234

Median Revenue

$26,660

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Greenville

Greenville

Greenville

Active Listings

612

Median Revenue

$23,233

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Hatteras

Hatteras

Hatteras

Active Listings

2690

Median Revenue

$33,403

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Havelock

Havelock

Havelock

Active Listings

46

Median Revenue

$25,970

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Hayesville

Hayesville

Hayesville

Active Listings

284

Median Revenue

$24,192

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Hendersonville

Hendersonville

Hendersonville

Active Listings

770

Median Revenue

$28,966

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Hickory

Hickory

Hickory

Active Listings

347

Median Revenue

$29,313

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High Point

High Point

High Point

Active Listings

663

Median Revenue

$26,945

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Highlands

Highlands

Highlands

Active Listings

620

Median Revenue

$49,774

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Hillsborough

Hillsborough

Hillsborough

Active Listings

150

Median Revenue

$27,191

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Holly Springs

Holly Springs

Holly Springs

Active Listings

52

Median Revenue

$42,545

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Hope Mills

Hope Mills

Hope Mills

Active Listings

72

Median Revenue

$26,731

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Huntersville

Huntersville

Huntersville

Active Listings

142

Median Revenue

$36,123

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Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Active Listings

526

Median Revenue

$27,350

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Jamestown

Jamestown

Jamestown

Active Listings

63

Median Revenue

$27,416

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Jefferson

Jefferson

Jefferson

Active Listings

103

Median Revenue

$28,524

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Kannapolis

Kannapolis

Kannapolis

Active Listings

163

Median Revenue

$26,335

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Kernersville

Kernersville

Kernersville

Active Listings

145

Median Revenue

$24,559

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Kill Devil Hills

Kill Devil Hills

Kill Devil Hills

Active Listings

1197

Median Revenue

$44,274

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Kings Mountain

Kings Mountain

Kings Mountain

Active Listings

49

Median Revenue

$22,335

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Kinston

Kinston

Kinston

Active Listings

53

Median Revenue

$16,642

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Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk

Active Listings

2894

Median Revenue

$43,417

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Knightdale

Knightdale

Knightdale

Active Listings

59

Median Revenue

$25,482

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Lake Junaluska

Lake Junaluska

Lake Junaluska

Active Listings

274

Median Revenue

$24,352

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Lake Lure

Lake Lure

Lake Lure

Active Listings

915

Median Revenue

$25,111

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Lansing

Lansing

Lansing

Active Listings

80

Median Revenue

$28,961

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Laurinburg

Laurinburg

Laurinburg

Active Listings

31

Median Revenue

$20,401

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Leicester

Leicester

Leicester

Active Listings

71

Median Revenue

$33,048

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Lenoir

Lenoir

Lenoir

Active Listings

224

Median Revenue

$42,477

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Lexington

Lexington

Lexington

Active Listings

254

Median Revenue

$30,418

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Lillington

Lillington

Lillington

Active Listings

61

Median Revenue

$25,667

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Lincolnton

Lincolnton

Lincolnton

Active Listings

83

Median Revenue

$26,054

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Lumberton

Lumberton

Lumberton

Active Listings

97

Median Revenue

$19,942

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Maggie Valley

Maggie Valley

Maggie Valley

Active Listings

1071

Median Revenue

$33,699

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Manteo

Manteo

Manteo

Active Listings

327

Median Revenue

$31,912

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Margarettsville

Margarettsville

Margarettsville

Active Listings

11

Median Revenue

$15,565

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Marion

Marion

Marion

Active Listings

115

Median Revenue

$21,644

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Mars Hill

Mars Hill

Mars Hill

Active Listings

248

Median Revenue

$33,747

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Marshall

Marshall

Marshall

Active Listings

350

Median Revenue

$27,033

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Matthews

Matthews

Matthews

Active Listings

270

Median Revenue

$35,091

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Mill Spring

Mill Spring

Mill Spring

Active Listings

219

Median Revenue

$26,377

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Mills River

Mills River

Mills River

Active Listings

108

Median Revenue

$26,189

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Milton

Milton

Milton

Active Listings

31

Median Revenue

$25,470

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Monroe

Monroe

Monroe

Active Listings

110

Median Revenue

$34,031

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Mooresville

Mooresville

Mooresville

Active Listings

596

Median Revenue

$62,063

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Morehead City

Morehead City

Morehead City

Active Listings

5460

Median Revenue

$29,208

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Morganton

Morganton

Morganton

Active Listings

183

Median Revenue

$25,344

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Mount Airy

Mount Airy

Mount Airy

Active Listings

423

Median Revenue

$22,627

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Mount Gilead

Mount Gilead

Mount Gilead

Active Listings

75

Median Revenue

$23,313

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Mount Holly

Mount Holly

Mount Holly

Active Listings

283

Median Revenue

$31,534

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Murphy

Murphy

Murphy

Active Listings

702

Median Revenue

$26,271

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Nags Head

Nags Head

Nags Head

Active Listings

1872

Median Revenue

$57,344

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Nebo

Nebo

Nebo

Active Listings

113

Median Revenue

$24,087

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Nebo

Nebo

Nebo

Active Listings

115

Median Revenue

$27,979

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New Bern

New Bern

New Bern

Active Listings

3

Median Revenue

$34,916

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New Bern

New Bern

New Bern

Active Listings

471

Median Revenue

$26,348

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New London

New London

New London

Active Listings

153

Median Revenue

$23,884

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Newland

Newland

Newland

Active Listings

129

Median Revenue

$20,140

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Newport

Newport

Newport

Active Listings

84

Median Revenue

$27,990

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Newton

Newton

Newton

Active Listings

48

Median Revenue

$32,921

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Norman

Norman

Norman

Active Listings

1457

Median Revenue

$51,273

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North Wilkesboro

North Wilkesboro

North Wilkesboro

Active Listings

58

Median Revenue

$24,488

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Oak Island

Oak Island

Oak Island

Active Listings

2730

Median Revenue

$44,270

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Ocean Isle Beach

Ocean Isle Beach

Ocean Isle Beach

Active Listings

2073

Median Revenue

$37,204

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Ocracoke

Ocracoke

Ocracoke

Active Listings

493

Median Revenue

$39,282

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Old Fort

Old Fort

Old Fort

Active Listings

216

Median Revenue

$36,864

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Oriental

Oriental

Oriental

Active Listings

139

Median Revenue

$24,432

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Oxford

Oxford

Oxford

Active Listings

18

Median Revenue

$21,232

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Pinehurst

Pinehurst

Pinehurst

Active Listings

1025

Median Revenue

$32,822

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Pineville

Pineville

Pineville

Active Listings

55

Median Revenue

$33,812

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Pisgah Forest

Pisgah Forest

Pisgah Forest

Active Listings

297

Median Revenue

$33,160

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Pittsboro

Pittsboro

Pittsboro

Active Listings

108

Median Revenue

$25,714

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Purlear

Purlear

Purlear

Active Listings

100

Median Revenue

$26,748

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Raeford

Raeford

Raeford

Active Listings

50

Median Revenue

$32,860

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Raleigh

Raleigh

Raleigh

Active Listings

7845

Median Revenue

$31,479

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Reidsville

Reidsville

Reidsville

Active Listings

157

Median Revenue

$19,222

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Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids

Active Listings

632

Median Revenue

$32,894

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Robbinsville

Robbinsville

Robbinsville

Active Listings

447

Median Revenue

$28,518

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Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount

Active Listings

176

Median Revenue

$24,220

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Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Rocky Point

Active Listings

46

Median Revenue

$19,682

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Roper

Roper

Roper

Active Listings

28

Median Revenue

$22,716

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Roxboro

Roxboro

Roxboro

Active Listings

57

Median Revenue

$31,346

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Rutherfordton

Rutherfordton

Rutherfordton

Active Listings

71

Median Revenue

$22,255

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Salisbury

Salisbury

Salisbury

Active Listings

167

Median Revenue

$28,095

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Saluda

Saluda

Saluda

Active Listings

198

Median Revenue

$24,303

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Sanford

Sanford

Sanford

Active Listings

175

Median Revenue

$29,066

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Sapphire

Sapphire

Sapphire

Active Listings

760

Median Revenue

$34,011

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Semora

Semora

Semora

Active Listings

84

Median Revenue

$33,832

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Shelby

Shelby

Shelby

Active Listings

102

Median Revenue

$16,180

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Sherrills Ford

Sherrills Ford

Sherrills Ford

Active Listings

313

Median Revenue

$63,352

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Smithfield

Smithfield

Smithfield

Active Listings

50

Median Revenue

$30,327

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Southport

Southport

Southport

Active Listings

828

Median Revenue

$47,620

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Sparta

Sparta

Sparta

Active Listings

262

Median Revenue

$23,401

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Spring Lake

Spring Lake

Spring Lake

Active Listings

45

Median Revenue

$16,636

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Spruce Pine

Spruce Pine

Spruce Pine

Active Listings

143

Median Revenue

$24,061

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Statesville

Statesville

Statesville

Active Listings

73

Median Revenue

$23,452

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Statesville

Statesville

Statesville

Active Listings

166

Median Revenue

$21,227

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Sunbury

Sunbury

Sunbury

Active Listings

9

Median Revenue

$17,688

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Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach

Active Listings

432

Median Revenue

$19,119

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Swannanoa

Swannanoa

Swannanoa

Active Listings

158

Median Revenue

$28,709

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Swansboro

Swansboro

Swansboro

Active Listings

205

Median Revenue

$25,080

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Sylva

Sylva

Sylva

Active Listings

425

Median Revenue

$31,017

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Thomasville

Thomasville

Thomasville

Active Listings

28

Median Revenue

$27,694

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Troutman

Troutman

Troutman

Active Listings

88

Median Revenue

$53,364

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Tryon

Tryon

Tryon

Active Listings

198

Median Revenue

$23,320

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Tuckasegee

Tuckasegee

Tuckasegee

Active Listings

87

Median Revenue

$29,378

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Vilas

Vilas

Vilas

Active Listings

202

Median Revenue

$38,381

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Wadesboro

Wadesboro

Wadesboro

Active Listings

17

Median Revenue

$8,226

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Wake Forest

Wake Forest

Wake Forest

Active Listings

310

Median Revenue

$32,297

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Waxhaw

Waxhaw

Waxhaw

Active Listings

93

Median Revenue

$29,026

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Waynesville

Waynesville

Waynesville

Active Listings

375

Median Revenue

$26,803

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Weaverville

Weaverville

Weaverville

Active Listings

415

Median Revenue

$25,126

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Wendell

Wendell

Wendell

Active Listings

41

Median Revenue

$32,592

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West Jefferson

West Jefferson

West Jefferson

Active Listings

180

Median Revenue

$32,416

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Whiteville

Whiteville

Whiteville

Active Listings

109

Median Revenue

$18,146

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Whittier

Whittier

Whittier

Active Listings

215

Median Revenue

$32,775

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Wilkesboro

Wilkesboro

Wilkesboro

Active Listings

58

Median Revenue

$24,488

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Williamston

Williamston

Williamston

Active Listings

26

Median Revenue

$13,943

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Wilmington

Wilmington

Wilmington

Active Listings

18268

Median Revenue

$40,187

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Wilson

Wilson

Wilson

Active Listings

102

Median Revenue

$20,791

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Windsor

Windsor

Windsor

Active Listings

27

Median Revenue

$28,703

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Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach

Active Listings

734

Median Revenue

$74,440

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About North Carolina Regulations

North Carolina typically manages STR regulations at the local level. Restrictions vary by city, from simple registration to complete bans in certain zones.

Always verify current regulations with local authorities before making investment decisions.

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