Bedroom count
Property type
Last updated on June 14, 2026
Last updated on June 14, 2026
Bedroom count
Property type
New Bern, NC rent rose 14.2% year over year, with a current median of $1,688/month. Renters are paying $111 more per month on average than last year, with rent essentially unchanged month to month.
New Bern, NC sits 13.4% more affordable than the $1,950/month national median, with a total of 80 rentals in the market.
Studios in New Bern rent for $2,500/month, 1-bedrooms for $1,157/month, and 3-bedrooms for $1,855/month. The range reflects the diversity of bedroom sizes available to renters.
Median rent in New Bern
$1,688/mo
vs previous year
The average rent in New Bern is $1,688 per month as of June 2026. This is 13% below the national average rent, or $262 less per month.
average price per square foot
Available rentals in New Bern
80
for rent on Zumper.com as of June 2026
Share of New Bern rentals at each price point
Average rent prices in New Bern have remained the same over the last month and have increased by 14% since last year.
Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.
Rent prices in New Bern vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in New Bern is $1,351, whereas a house costs $1,905. 1-bedroom apartments in New Bern run $1,170 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $1,340.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Studio | $2,500 | 92% | - | |
1 bedroom | $1,157 | 8% | 14% | |
2 bedroom | $1,300 | No Change | 4% | |
3 bedroom | $1,855 | 4% | 3% | |
4 bedroom | $2,400 | 13% | 3% |
Listings | ||
|---|---|---|
Downtown New Bern | $1,700 | |
Five Points | $1,400 | |
Greenbrier | $1,500 | |
Oak Ridge | $1,350 | |
Taberna | $1,518 |
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apartments | $1,351 | 3% | No Change | |
Condos | $1,500 | 5% | No Change | |
Houses | $1,905 | 4% | No Change |
Studio
Average rent
$2,500
Last 30 days
92%
1 bedroom
Average rent
$1,157
Last 30 days
8%
Last year
14%
2 bedroom
Average rent
$1,300
Last 30 days
No Change
Last year
4%
3 bedroom
Average rent
$1,855
Last 30 days
4%
Last year
3%
4 bedroom
Average rent
$2,400
Last 30 days
13%
Last year
3%
Downtown New Bern
Average rent
$1,700
Five Points
Average rent
$1,400
Taberna
Average rent
$1,518
Greenbrier
Average rent
$1,500
Oak Ridge
Average rent
$1,350
Apartments
Average rent
$1,351
Last 30 days
3%
Condos
Average rent
$1,500
Last 30 days
5%
Houses
Average rent
$1,905
Last 30 days
4%
The table above reflects average rent prices in New Bern, NC, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.
Compare median rent prices in New Bern and Arapahoe by all bedroom counts and property types.
New Bern
lower than the national median
lower than the national median
Takeaway
The median rent for all rentals in New Bern, NC is equal to the median rent in Arapahoe, NC.
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Quick answers to common questions about the New Bern rental market.
The average rent in New Bern is $1,688 per month as of June 13, 2026.
Average rent prices in New Bern have remained the same over the last month and have increased by 14% since last year.
Rent in New Bern is 13% below the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $262 less per month.
The most affordable neighborhoods in New Bern are Oak Ridge ($1,350/mo), Five Points ($1,400/mo), and Greenbrier ($1,500/mo).
To comfortably afford rent in New Bern, you'd need to earn approximately $68,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.
New Bern's 2025 rental market shows one-bedroom apartments averaging around $1,100 per month, while two-bedroom units average around $1,300 per month. One-bedroom rents increased 2.8% from the previous year, while two-bedroom prices remained relatively stable.
Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.
Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).