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Least affordable housing, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Watauga County, NCNC54,7866.9+3%

02Transylvania County, NCNC34,2115.6+31%

03Buncombe County, NCNC277,4175.3+24%

04Dare County, NCNC38,2455.2−19%

05New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595.2+10%

06Henderson County, NCNC122,3755.2+30%

07Jackson County, NCNC45,0395.1+16%

08Orange County, NCNC152,4985.1+4%

09Clay County, NCNC12,2394.9+5%

10Madison County, NCNC22,5534.9+21%

11Chatham County, NCNC85,1114.7+37%

12Durham County, NCNC347,2404.7+34%

13Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.7+40%

14Polk County, NCNC20,5334.6+21%

15Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.6+3%

16Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.6+6%

17Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024.5+9%

18Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.5+18%

19Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.4+17%

20Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.4+25%

21Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304.3+13%

22Avery County, NCNC18,1104.3−3%

23Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.3+1%

24Macon County, NCNC39,2324.3−2%

25Yancey County, NCNC19,0844.1+14%

26Moore County, NCNC110,6194.1+6%

27Union County, NCNC267,6744.1+32%

28Currituck County, NCNC33,1584.1−7%

29Lincoln County, NCNC98,6544.0+30%

30Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.0+42%

31Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.0+31%

32Swain County, NCNC14,0244.0+21%

33Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.9+18%

34Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.9+14%

35Gaston County, NCNC246,5583.9+41%

36Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.9+37%

37Franklin County, NCNC82,0373.8+38%

38Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623.8+19%

39Guilford County, NCNC562,2343.8+12%

40Forsyth County, NCNC401,7183.7+17%

41Pender County, NCNC72,1113.7+12%

42Camden County, NCNC11,3153.7+2%

43Alamance County, NCNC186,1773.7+19%

44Lee County, NCNC70,2583.7+27%

45Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.7+34%

46Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583.6+10%

47Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.6+26%

48Pitt County, NCNC182,9363.6+10%

49Catawba County, NCNC170,1723.6+19%

50Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013.5−9%

51Craven County, NCNC105,0253.5+4%

52Granville County, NCNC61,4213.5+34%

53Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.5+10%

54Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.5+20%

55Graham County, NCNC8,1903.4−18%

56Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253.4+26%

57Davidson County, NCNC180,1823.4+18%

58Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.4−8%

59Caldwell County, NCNC81,1053.4+19%

60Davie County, NCNC45,8553.4+5%

61Person County, NCNC40,6363.4+30%

62Hoke County, NCNC56,9393.4+24%

63Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.3+25%

64Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.3+15%

65Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.3+0%

66Cumberland County, NCNC338,4733.3+22%

67Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.2+9%

68Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.2+9%

69Vance County, NCNC42,6383.2+11%

70Surry County, NCNC72,2873.2+15%

71Bladen County, NCNC30,0073.2+26%

72Burke County, NCNC88,6553.2+8%

73Anson County, NCNC21,7583.1+39%

74Stokes County, NCNC46,1263.1+13%

75Nash County, NCNC99,3653.1+17%

76Warren County, NCNC18,8983.0−1%

77Washington County, NCNC10,6383.0+7%

78McDowell County, NCNC45,1983.0+5%

79Wayne County, NCNC122,2783.0+18%

80Rockingham County, NCNC94,1953.0+15%

81Columbus County, NCNC50,4873.0+18%

82Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.9+5%

83Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.9+17%

84Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.8+22%

85Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.8+14%

86Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.8+4%

87Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372.7−2%

88Hertford County, NCNC19,0152.6−3%

89Gates County, NCNC10,2342.6−2%

90Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.5−5%

91Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.5−2%

92Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.4−3%

93Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.3−17%

94Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.3−8%

95Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.3−6%

96Martin County, NCNC21,6012.3−1%

97Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.3−3%

98Greene County, NCNC20,7002.2+7%

99Jones County, NCNC9,5752.2−8%

100Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.0−24%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES