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Cheapest homes, North Carolina counties · 1990

North Carolina counties with the lowest median home value (2023 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$36,400−27%

02Northampton County, NCNC16,491$37,500−28%

03Bertie County, NCNC17,086$39,300−27%

04Richmond County, NCNC42,041$39,700−27%

05Bladen County, NCNC30,007$40,500−28%

06Anson County, NCNC21,758$41,000−32%

07Duplin County, NCNC51,571$42,000−34%

08Jones County, NCNC9,575$43,200−34%

09Hertford County, NCNC19,015$43,300−20%

10Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$43,400−36%

11Hyde County, NCNC4,554$43,600−27%

12Robeson County, NCNC119,941$44,100−17%

13Halifax County, NCNC46,534$44,500−27%

14Washington County, NCNC10,638$44,700−30%

15McDowell County, NCNC45,198$44,800−31%

16Columbus County, NCNC50,487$45,400−29%

17Hoke County, NCNC56,939$45,500−36%

18Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$45,700−36%

19Sampson County, NCNC61,504$46,000−31%

20Martin County, NCNC21,601$46,500−25%

21Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$46,600−26%

22Caswell County, NCNC22,563$47,200−36%

23Madison County, NCNC22,553$47,200−44%

24Greene County, NCNC20,700$47,400−26%

25Scotland County, NCNC33,322$47,700−24%

26Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$48,100−32%

27Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$48,200−38%

28Warren County, NCNC18,898$48,300−25%

29Gates County, NCNC10,234$48,400−27%

30Surry County, NCNC72,287$48,800−38%

31Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$49,600−43%

32Swain County, NCNC14,024$49,600−38%

33Graham County, NCNC8,190$49,800−23%

34Yancey County, NCNC19,084$49,800−39%

35Harnett County, NCNC150,137$49,900−38%

36Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$51,000−36%

37Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$51,700−26%

38Burke County, NCNC88,655$52,200−33%

39Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$52,300−24%

40Stanly County, NCNC68,830$52,500−38%

41Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$52,800−34%

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$52,900−32%

43Vance County, NCNC42,638$53,000−25%

44Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$53,100−30%

45Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$53,200−34%

46Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$53,800−28%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,096$53,900−39%

48Avery County, NCNC18,110$54,800−31%

49Person County, NCNC40,636$55,300−35%

50Franklin County, NCNC82,037$55,500−35%

51Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$55,600−22%

52Clay County, NCNC12,239$55,800−39%

53Ashe County, NCNC27,514$57,200−34%

54Camden County, NCNC11,315$57,200−39%

55Gaston County, NCNC246,558$57,500−34%

56Granville County, NCNC61,421$58,000−34%

57Alexander County, NCNC36,958$58,000−31%

58Wilson County, NCNC81,150$58,400−26%

59Wayne County, NCNC122,278$58,500−24%

60Johnston County, NCNC256,448$58,600−40%

61Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$58,800−25%

62Stokes County, NCNC46,126$58,800−30%

63Haywood County, NCNC63,369$59,100−34%

64Pender County, NCNC72,111$59,200−32%

65Randolph County, NCNC149,516$59,700−31%

66Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$60,500−35%

67Davidson County, NCNC180,182$60,600−34%

68Lee County, NCNC70,258$60,800−32%

69Nash County, NCNC99,365$62,100−27%

70Onslow County, NCNC217,175$62,200−20%

71Macon County, NCNC39,232$62,300−36%

72Catawba County, NCNC170,172$62,300−34%

73Iredell County, NCNC211,798$62,600−40%

74Chowan County, NCNC14,082$62,900−17%

75Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$62,900−26%

76Chatham County, NCNC85,111$63,100−44%

77Jackson County, NCNC45,039$63,700−32%

78Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$64,300−37%

79Alamance County, NCNC186,177$64,400−33%

80Pitt County, NCNC182,936$64,500−21%

81Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$65,300−40%

82Craven County, NCNC105,025$65,800−24%

83Polk County, NCNC20,533$67,600−35%

84Davie County, NCNC45,855$68,300−34%

85Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$70,400−26%

86Union County, NCNC267,674$70,700−43%

87New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$71,400−44%

88Watauga County, NCNC54,786$72,200−44%

89Carteret County, NCNC70,469$72,600−32%

90Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$72,600−32%

91Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$75,100−31%

92Guilford County, NCNC562,234$78,600−30%

93Henderson County, NCNC122,375$78,600−31%

94Currituck County, NCNC33,158$78,900−17%

95Moore County, NCNC110,619$79,500−29%

96Durham County, NCNC347,240$84,900−34%

97Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$86,300−38%

98Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$96,800−38%

99Orange County, NCNC152,498$100,400−38%

100Dare County, NCNC38,245$108,300−16%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES