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State Housing Market Report

North Carolina Housing Market

100 counties with data · Updated monthly

Avg Home Value

$279,855

▼ 0.4% year-over-year

Avg Rent/Month

$1,468

Homes For Sale

41,467

Counties

100

The North Carolina housing market spans 100 counties with active market data. The average home value across North Carolina is $279,855, down 0.4% year-over-year. Renters in North Carolina pay an average of $1,468 per month. There are currently 41,467 homes listed for sale statewide.

The most expensive county in North Carolina is Dare County with an average home value of $589,078 (down 0.3% YoY). The most affordable is Bertie County at $58,547 (down 14.1% YoY). That's a $530,531 spread between the top and bottom of the market.

North Carolina home values are trending downward on average, which may signal buying opportunities for investors looking at wholesale deals or BRRRR strategies. Each county report below includes historical home value charts going back to 2000, bedroom-level price breakdowns, market activity indicators, affordability analysis, and 12-month forecasts from Zillow. Click any county to explore its full market data and ZIP code breakdown.

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North Carolina Counties by Home Value

All 100 counties in North Carolina ranked by average home value. Click any county to see its full market report.

CountyAvg Home ValueYoY Change
Dare County$589,078▼ 0.3%View →
Chatham County$542,182▲ 0.4%View →
Currituck County$535,009▲ 1.1%View →
Orange County$495,805▼ 1.1%View →
Watauga County$492,556▼ 0.4%View →
Wake County$475,407▼ 2.5%View →
Transylvania County$466,008▲ 0.0%View →
Carteret County$462,450▲ 1.1%View →
Buncombe County$448,087▼ 4.3%View →
Union County$444,605▼ 0.3%View →
Jackson County$437,226▲ 0.8%View →
New Hanover County$436,886▼ 1.0%View →
Pender County$426,945▼ 0.6%View →
Mecklenburg County$417,627▼ 0.9%View →
Henderson County$413,053▼ 2.7%View →
Moore County$407,276▲ 0.5%View →
Brunswick County$399,566▼ 0.4%View →
Lincoln County$396,361▲ 2.5%View →
Durham County$394,672▼ 2.2%View →
Camden County$388,100▲ 3.4%View →
Madison County$383,292▼ 0.6%View →
Iredell County$380,444▲ 1.0%View →
Cabarrus County$379,786▼ 2.0%View →
Avery County$375,385▼ 3.0%View →
Franklin County$357,514▼ 0.2%View →
Macon County$353,596▲ 1.6%View →
Johnston County$338,836▼ 1.5%View →
Ashe County$337,007▼ 2.7%View →
Clay County$334,856▼ 1.2%View →
Haywood County$333,766▼ 4.2%View →
Swain County$316,141▼ 1.6%View →
Davie County$313,750▲ 1.6%View →
Granville County$309,873▲ 0.1%View →
Yancey County$308,848▼ 4.0%View →
Polk County$302,815▼ 3.0%View →
Stanly County$297,745▲ 0.7%View →
Gaston County$293,818▲ 0.8%View →
Harnett County$289,173▲ 0.6%View →
Alamance County$288,816▲ 0.7%View →
Lee County$286,958▲ 0.4%View →
Catawba County$286,173▲ 1.0%View →
Onslow County$283,900▲ 3.1%View →
Forsyth County$280,495▲ 0.9%View →
Hoke County$280,099▲ 0.4%View →
Guilford County$273,933▲ 0.1%View →
Rowan County$272,250▲ 0.8%View →
Perquimans County$271,902▲ 4.0%View →
Pamlico County$269,258▲ 3.8%View →
Craven County$267,788▲ 2.4%View →
Davidson County$267,367▲ 3.9%View →
Cherokee County$266,046▼ 1.1%View →
Alleghany County$259,246▼ 1.7%View →
Pasquotank County$258,594▲ 2.1%View →
Alexander County$256,058▲ 5.8%View →
McDowell County$250,893▼ 3.2%View →
Stokes County$250,364▲ 5.0%View →
Randolph County$247,367▲ 3.0%View →
Burke County$247,055▲ 0.3%View →
Person County$244,575▲ 5.7%View →
Gates County$240,545▲ 9.3%View →
Pitt County$239,765▲ 1.4%View →
Warren County$233,809▼ 0.3%View →
Nash County$231,077▼ 1.0%View →
Caldwell County$229,878▼ 2.2%View →
Yadkin County$229,355▼ 2.1%View →
Beaufort County$228,406▲ 0.9%View →
Cumberland County$228,334▲ 0.2%View →
Chowan County$225,643▼ 0.6%View →
Surry County$222,915▼ 0.8%View →
Mitchell County$222,637▼ 4.0%View →
Graham County$218,477▼ 3.7%View →
Wilson County$217,849▲ 0.2%View →
Wilkes County$216,605▲ 2.4%View →
Rutherford County$209,334▲ 0.5%View →
Cleveland County$208,326▼ 4.1%View →
Hyde County$208,214▲ 1.1%View →
Caswell County$203,457▼ 1.8%View →
Rockingham County$191,119▼ 1.8%View →
Montgomery County$189,429▲ 2.7%View →
Columbus County$187,181▲ 2.6%View →
Duplin County$182,002▲ 2.9%View →
Vance County$180,511▼ 2.7%View →
Wayne County$180,382▼ 1.7%View →
Greene County$174,019▼ 2.2%View →
Tyrrell County$165,837▼ 2.7%View →
Lenoir County$147,990▲ 1.8%View →
Sampson County$142,098▲ 2.2%View →
Bladen County$142,055▼ 2.1%View →
Scotland County$138,833▼ 1.0%View →
Anson County$135,928▼ 8.2%View →
Edgecombe County$133,211▼ 5.1%View →
Richmond County$127,521▲ 1.4%View →
Robeson County$127,471▼ 2.8%View →
Jones County$127,385▼ 7.7%View →
Martin County$120,867▼ 5.8%View →
Hertford County$117,819▲ 0.4%View →
Northampton County$115,797▲ 3.8%View →
Washington County$103,906▼ 3.3%View →
Halifax County$96,324▼ 2.2%View →
Bertie County$58,547▼ 14.1%View →

Data Sources and Methodology

Market data on this page comes from the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), updated monthly by Zillow Research. Statewide averages are computed from individual county data.

Data is refreshed on the 17th of each month.

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