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Least affordable housing, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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. The median across all 100 is 3.0.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Watauga County, NCNC54,7866.8+89%

02Dare County, NCNC38,2456.3+72%

03Orange County, NCNC152,4984.9+46%

04New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594.7+80%

05Clay County, NCNC12,2394.6+54%

06Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.5+60%

07Avery County, NCNC18,1104.4+65%

08Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.4+48%

09Macon County, NCNC39,2324.3+43%

10Currituck County, NCNC33,1584.3+53%

11Alleghany County, NCNC11,4794.3+61%

12Transylvania County, NCNC34,2114.3+49%

13Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.3+71%

14Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.2+40%

15Graham County, NCNC8,1904.2+41%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024.2+39%

17Madison County, NCNC22,5534.0+61%

18Henderson County, NCNC122,3754.0+36%

19Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2013.9+44%

20Moore County, NCNC110,6193.9+36%

21Polk County, NCNC20,5333.8+52%

22Cherokee County, NCNC30,8303.8+42%

23Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.8+45%

24Chowan County, NCNC14,0823.7+21%

25Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.7+33%

26Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.6+42%

27Camden County, NCNC11,3153.6+70%

28Durham County, NCNC347,2403.5+27%

29Wake County, NCNC1,257,2353.5+30%

30Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5373.5+56%

31Chatham County, NCNC85,1113.5+56%

32Craven County, NCNC105,0253.4+32%

33Guilford County, NCNC562,2343.4+29%

34Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.4+53%

35Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833.3+31%

36Pender County, NCNC72,1113.3+30%

37Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583.3+29%

38Swain County, NCNC14,0243.3+6%

39Wilkes County, NCNC66,2333.3+38%

40Pitt County, NCNC182,9363.3+18%

41Davie County, NCNC45,8553.2+41%

42Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623.2+37%

43Forsyth County, NCNC401,7183.2+29%

44Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.2+19%

45Alamance County, NCNC186,1773.1+31%

46Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.1+46%

47Warren County, NCNC18,8983.1+8%

48Union County, NCNC267,6743.1+35%

49Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253.0+40%

50Catawba County, NCNC170,1723.0+41%

51Alexander County, NCNC36,9583.0+37%

52Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.0+34%

53Burke County, NCNC88,6552.9+45%

54Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.9+33%

55Lee County, NCNC70,2582.9+26%

56Vance County, NCNC42,6382.9+17%

57Harnett County, NCNC150,1372.9+26%

58Wilson County, NCNC81,1502.9+18%

59Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.9+40%

60Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.9+45%

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,7452.9+49%

62McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.8+43%

63Halifax County, NCNC46,5342.8+20%

64Washington County, NCNC10,6382.8+37%

65Stanly County, NCNC68,8302.8+35%

66Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.8+37%

67Franklin County, NCNC82,0372.8+26%

68Surry County, NCNC72,2872.8+34%

69Stokes County, NCNC46,1262.8+31%

70Yadkin County, NCNC38,3252.7+29%

71Johnston County, NCNC256,4482.7+18%

72Lenoir County, NCNC55,8372.7+11%

73Hoke County, NCNC56,9392.7+36%

74Cleveland County, NCNC103,3252.7+35%

75Hertford County, NCNC19,0152.7+13%

76Cumberland County, NCNC338,4732.7+8%

77Bertie County, NCNC17,0862.7+20%

78Scotland County, NCNC33,3222.6+25%

79Caswell County, NCNC22,5632.6+27%

80Beaufort County, NCNC44,6702.6+11%

81Gates County, NCNC10,2342.6+27%

82Nash County, NCNC99,3652.6+9%

83Granville County, NCNC61,4212.6+19%

84Person County, NCNC40,6362.6+20%

85Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.6+36%

86Duplin County, NCNC51,5712.6+20%

87Wayne County, NCNC122,2782.5+2%

88Bladen County, NCNC30,0072.5+19%

89Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1212.5+16%

90Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.5+2%

91Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5+1%

92Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.5+28%

93Sampson County, NCNC61,5042.4+5%

94Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.4+17%

95Jones County, NCNC9,5752.4+7%

96Richmond County, NCNC42,0412.3+30%

97Robeson County, NCNC119,9412.3+4%

98Martin County, NCNC21,6012.3−2%

99Anson County, NCNC21,7582.3+20%

100Greene County, NCNC20,7002.1−2%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS