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Travel Healthcare Stipends & Housing in North Carolina

How much of the GSA ceiling do you need just to cover rent? Markets ranked by break-even threshold — the lower, the more you keep.

Market
GSA Ceiling
Avg Rent
Market Ratio
Break-Even
Charlotte
Mecklenburg · 59 ZIPs
$1,477
/week
$1,777
Zillow/mo
1.02×
28%
of ceiling
Raleigh
Wake · 41 ZIPs
$1,435
/week
$1,605
Zillow/mo
0.97×
favorable
26%
of ceiling
Greensboro
Guilford · 34 ZIPs
$1,379
/week
$1,517
Zillow/mo
1.12×
26%
of ceiling
Asheville
Buncombe · 19 ZIPs
$1,547
/week
$1,777
Zillow/mo
1.19×
27%
of ceiling
Atlantic Beach / Morehead City
Carteret · 16 ZIPs
$1,764
/week
$1,909
Zillow/mo
1.96×
hot market
25%
of ceiling
Fayetteville
Cumberland · 15 ZIPs
$1,344
/week
$1,416
Zillow/mo
1.28×
hot market
25%
of ceiling
Durham
Durham · 15 ZIPs
$1,365
/week
$1,588
Zillow/mo
0.97×
favorable
27%
of ceiling
Kill Devil Hills
Dare · 14 ZIPs
$2,296
/week
$2,800
Zillow/mo
1.93×
hot market
28%
of ceiling
Wilmington
New Hanover · 13 ZIPs
$1,547
/week
$1,838
Zillow/mo
1.13×
28%
of ceiling
Chapel Hill
Orange · 10 ZIPs
$1,540
/week
$1,628
Zillow/mo
1.05×
25%
of ceiling
How to read this
GSA Ceiling is the maximum tax-free stipend an agency can pay — not what you'll get. Your actual stipend depends on the assignment.
Avg Rent is the Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) where available, or the HUD Fair Market Rent baseline.
Market Ratio shows how much higher observed rent is vs. the federal baseline. Under 1.0× = favorable. Over 1.2× = hot market where rent outpaces the government estimate.
Break-Even % is the minimum % of the GSA ceiling your stipend needs to cover rent. Lower = more room to keep the difference.
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