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Most expensive homes, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by median home value (2024 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is $298,000. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Zebulon, NC, up 47 places to #82.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01Marvin, NCNC7,040$906,000+181%

02Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,494$887,400+391%

03Weddington, NCNC14,517$824,100+204%

04▲2Davidson, NCNC16,662$687,700+181%

05▼1St. James, NCNC7,318$636,800+114%

06▲1Chapel Hill, NCNC63,565$613,700+182%

07▲5Cary, NCNC183,582$580,200+201%

08▼3Westport, NCNC5,915$580,000+134%

09▲11Apex, NCNC80,419$576,100+225%

10▲3Briar Chapel, NCNC6,049$570,300–

11Porters Neck, NCNC7,654$569,700–

12▲4Carolina Beach, NCNC6,870$566,200+285%

13▲5Cornelius, NCNC35,094$559,400+158%

14▲5Waxhaw, NCNC23,140$549,400+311%

15▼5Carrboro, NCNC20,962$539,400+224%

16▲1Holly Springs, NCNC50,288$535,800+233%

17▼2Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,566$535,500+174%

18▲6Rolesville, NCNC12,839$535,000+300%

19▼10Oak Ridge, NCNC7,896$529,300+162%

20▼6Summerfield, NCNC11,327$521,900+187%

21▲1Morrisville, NCNC32,466$518,800+223%

22▲16Surf City, NCNC5,142$512,300+224%

23▼15Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,906$492,600–

24▲4Harrisburg, NCNC20,742$478,000+190%

25▲1Pinehurst, NCNC18,670$476,600+161%

26▲1Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$474,500+234%

27▼2Huntersville, NCNC68,535$472,900+163%

28▼7Whispering Pines, NCNC5,505$464,800+162%

29▼6Ogden, NCNC8,249$463,700+180%

30▲4Hillsborough, NCNC9,778$460,100+332%

31▲16Oak Island, NCNC9,337$456,500+295%

32▲11Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,536$451,500+288%

33▼4Southern Pines, NCNC17,357$451,100+254%

34▲31Brevard, NCNC8,098$450,000+317%

35▲5Matthews, NCNC32,769$445,100+161%

36▲12Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,731$442,200+331%

37▼2Asheville, NCNC93,523$440,000+318%

38▼6Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637$439,100+182%

39Mills River, NCNC7,504$436,100–

40▲1Mint Hill, NCNC29,476$428,900+199%

41▲3Stallings, NCNC17,760$428,000+256%

42▲3Raleigh, NCNC506,306$415,800+173%

43▼1Boone, NCNC19,929$411,100+209%

44▼7Moyock, NCNC5,684$405,100–

45▼9Hampstead, NCNC9,292$402,100–

46▲4Leland, NCNC35,731$398,900+330%

47▲19Pineville, NCNC11,851$395,100+300%

48▲3Belmont, NCNC16,415$395,000+351%

49▲6Durham, NCNC305,561$392,800+213%

50▲2Mooresville, NCNC55,842$390,900+192%

51▲11Charlotte, NCNC964,784$385,700+193%

52▲5Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$385,000+245%

53▼7Wilmington, NCNC126,809$383,800+216%

54▼24Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$382,300+216%

55▲12Knightdale, NCNC23,144$380,100+187%

56Stokesdale, NCNC6,133$379,100+210%

57▼26Pittsboro, NCNC5,054$376,300+239%

58▼5Midland, NCNC5,151$369,100–

59▼5Woodfin, NCNC8,229$366,700+458%

60▼27Elon, NCNC11,366$366,300–

61▲7Holly Ridge, NCNC5,908$360,300+513%

62▼1Black Mountain, NCNC8,491$358,900+268%

63Spout Springs, NCNC11,242$358,500–

64▼15Morehead City, NCNC10,434$357,400+253%

65▲7Garner, NCNC41,562$355,000+198%

66▲4Concord, NCNC114,598$353,700+211%

67▲4Shallotte, NCNC5,335$349,500+149%

68▲1Cramerton, NCNC5,713$343,400+228%

69▲9Mebane, NCNC21,952$338,900+194%

70▼10Etowah, NCNC7,968$338,100+238%

71▲15Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$337,800+283%

72▼13Unionville, NCNC7,322$336,200+172%

73▼15Clemmons, NCNC22,808$335,800+113%

74▼10Fletcher, NCNC8,373$331,100+169%

75▲6Wendell, NCNC19,687$330,500+239%

76▲4Clayton, NCNC32,633$329,600+218%

77▲15Silver Lake, NCNC6,563$325,500+222%

78▼4Lewisville, NCNC14,421$325,400+125%

79▲8Archer Lodge, NCNC5,649$324,500–

80▲9Locust, NCNC6,120$322,100+237%

81▼4Murraysville, NCNC16,339$320,700+182%

82▲47Zebulon, NCNC11,933$320,700+239%

83▼7Northchase, NCNC5,896$318,400–

84▼9Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$317,000+199%

85▼6Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$314,900+238%

86▲5Monroe, NCNC42,644$309,100+198%

87▲3Kings Grant, NCNC9,003$300,700+178%

88Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$298,000+216%

89▲4Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,875$292,300+200%

90▼8Kernersville, NCNC29,128$290,700+140%

91▼18Carolina Shores, NCNC5,540$288,600+89%

92▲27Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$287,500+296%

93▼10Anderson Creek, NCNC13,927$282,200–

94▲1Waynesville, NCNC11,006$281,700+231%

95▼10Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$281,400+173%

96▼12Hickory, NCNC45,975$278,400+139%

97▲2Gastonia, NCNC87,067$277,600+201%

98▲9Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$276,400+240%

99▼5Midway, NCNC5,104$274,100–

100▲9Conover, NCNC8,938$271,300+175%

101▲1Angier, NCNC9,410$268,200+182%

102▲22Wrightsboro, NCNC6,287$255,700+175%

103▲20Dallas, NCNC6,392$254,000+312%

104▼4Lincolnton, NCNC12,465$248,700+185%

105▼2Statesville, NCNC32,181$248,000+166%

106▼1Lillington, NCNC5,040$247,200+181%

107▲5East Flat Rock, NCNC6,323$245,900+266%

108▲17Sanford, NCNC34,138$245,400+185%

109▲2Winterville, NCNC10,973$245,100+168%

110▼12Greensboro, NCNC308,667$244,800+134%

111▲23Salisbury, NCNC36,879$242,500+165%

112▲16Smithfield, NCNC13,114$242,500+152%

113▲17Mocksville, NCNC6,282$240,700+147%

114▼8New Bern, NCNC34,724$240,100+203%

115▼18King, NCNC7,977$238,200+115%

116▲10Walkertown, NCNC6,120$236,900+158%

117▼16High Point, NCNC120,571$235,800+132%

118▼3Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$233,800+136%

119▲2Graham, NCNC20,131$233,800+154%

120▼12Greenville, NCNC96,443$233,500+154%

121▲16Cherryville, NCNC6,523$232,100+186%

122▼18Butner, NCNC8,112$231,100+150%

123▼10Piney Green, NCNC14,078$227,600+198%

124▼28Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,165$223,500+81%

125▼11Morganton, NCNC17,849$221,700+149%

126Barbecue, NCNC5,910$219,800–

127▲26Sawmills, NCNC5,105$219,600+164%

128▼11Trinity, NCNC7,274$216,600+129%

129▲10St. Stephens, NCNC9,457$213,300+122%

130▲8Clinton, NCNC8,466$212,000+171%

131▼9Wilson, NCNC49,572$210,700+132%

132▼22Jacksonville, NCNC72,732$210,100+154%

133Havelock, NCNC17,430$207,700+154%

134▼3Washington, NCNC9,910$206,800+184%

135▲20Bessemer City, NCNC5,834$206,100+185%

136▼20Nashville, NCNC5,911$205,300+118%

137▲11Albemarle, NCNC17,769$204,800+151%

138▲3Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$204,100+158%

139▲4Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$200,400+140%

140▼4Burlington, NCNC61,496$199,200+111%

141▼9Archdale, NCNC12,254$198,000+102%

142▲2Shelby, NCNC23,309$197,200+148%

143▼16Oxford, NCNC8,985$196,200+107%

144▼4Dunn, NCNC8,814$193,900+148%

145▼10Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$190,600+127%

146▲5Asheboro, NCNC27,990$188,100+125%

147▼5Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$188,000+116%

148▼30Elizabeth City, NCNC19,622$187,700+169%

149▲1Newton, NCNC13,822$186,300+124%

150▼5Tarboro, NCNC10,979$185,500+143%

151▼31Half Moon, NCNC7,378$182,500+138%

152▼5Ayden, NCNC5,263$182,400+147%

153▼7Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$181,900+139%

154▲9Lexington, NCNC20,238$179,900+129%

155▲1Lenoir, NCNC18,372$179,400+139%

156▼4Thomasville, NCNC27,733$179,300+126%

157▼3Selma, NCNC7,406$171,600+174%

158▼1Rocky Mount, NCNC55,120$165,700+94%

159▲8Marion, NCNC7,440$163,500+175%

160▼2Forest City, NCNC7,410$160,800+161%

161▲13Roxboro, NCNC8,380$157,700+131%

162▲2Long View, NCNC5,387$157,300+121%

163▼14Siler City, NCNC8,155$154,600+95%

164▲9Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$153,200+133%

165▼4Lumberton, NCNC18,955$152,600+132%

166▼1Rockingham, NCNC8,815$150,800+136%

167▼7Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$142,700+97%

168▼9Reidsville, NCNC14,692$138,800+75%

169▼7Laurinburg, NCNC14,582$134,200+78%

170▼2Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$124,000+67%

171▼2Henderson, NCNC15,013$123,800+69%

172▼1Eden, NCNC15,500$120,700+87%

173▼7Kinston, NCNC19,705$119,300+53%

174▼4Hamlet, NCNC5,870$112,600+115%

175▼3Williamston, NCNC5,086$107,100+69%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES