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Most expensive homes, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by median home value (2024 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

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$461,300+195%

02Dare County, NCNC38,245$460,400+258%

03Orange County, NCNC152,498$459,500+184%

04Chatham County, NCNC85,111$446,200+294%

05Union County, NCNC267,674$417,300+238%

06Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$406,800+193%

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$391,800+283%

08Durham County, NCNC347,240$389,400+204%

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$387,800+203%

10Currituck County, NCNC33,158$378,800+297%

11Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$373,600+249%

12Watauga County, NCNC54,786$358,900+180%

13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$354,800+226%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,375$351,400+208%

15Moore County, NCNC110,619$351,400+214%

16Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$349,800+267%

17Camden County, NCNC11,315$337,100+260%

18Carteret County, NCNC70,469$333,300+213%

19Iredell County, NCNC211,798$321,400+206%

20Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$321,000+247%

21Polk County, NCNC20,533$315,000+203%

22Johnston County, NCNC256,448$305,600+215%

23Pender County, NCNC72,111$299,000+244%

24Jackson County, NCNC45,039$284,700+206%

25Madison County, NCNC22,553$284,600+238%

26Franklin County, NCNC82,037$284,300+232%

27Haywood County, NCNC63,369$279,200+212%

28Clay County, NCNC12,239$278,400+206%

29Gaston County, NCNC246,558$266,000+207%

30Avery County, NCNC18,110$265,800+237%

31Guilford County, NCNC562,234$259,900+131%

32Davie County, NCNC45,855$253,900+146%

33Macon County, NCNC39,232$251,900+159%

34Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$250,400+130%

35Granville County, NCNC61,421$247,700+181%

36Harnett County, NCNC150,137$246,200+205%

37Ashe County, NCNC27,514$243,100+180%

38Yancey County, NCNC19,084$243,100+199%

39Stanly County, NCNC68,830$242,400+188%

40Catawba County, NCNC170,172$241,600+154%

41Alamance County, NCNC186,177$241,500+151%

42Lee County, NCNC70,258$240,200+168%

43Rowan County, NCNC155,096$238,400+171%

44Onslow County, NCNC217,175$236,400+202%

45Chowan County, NCNC14,082$235,800+210%

46Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$234,600+201%

47Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$232,300+208%

48Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$231,700+225%

49Craven County, NCNC105,025$231,600+169%

50Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$220,100+213%

51Hoke County, NCNC56,939$219,300+210%

52Davidson County, NCNC180,182$219,100+139%

53Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$216,800+189%

54Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$214,800+149%

55Person County, NCNC40,636$213,900+150%

56Alexander County, NCNC36,958$211,800+152%

57Pitt County, NCNC182,936$208,900+155%

58Swain County, NCNC14,024$207,000+159%

59Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$201,800+183%

60Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$200,000+158%

61Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$199,200+135%

62Randolph County, NCNC149,516$197,100+129%

63Stokes County, NCNC46,126$196,700+134%

64Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$192,700+177%

65Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$192,200+141%

66Nash County, NCNC99,365$191,000+123%

67Wilson County, NCNC81,150$186,000+135%

68Burke County, NCNC88,655$185,400+139%

69Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$181,200+123%

70Wayne County, NCNC122,278$178,700+132%

71Surry County, NCNC72,287$177,600+125%

72McDowell County, NCNC45,198$171,100+164%

73Gates County, NCNC10,234$170,800+158%

74Graham County, NCNC8,190$170,600+164%

75Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$168,800+110%

76Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$168,600+117%

77Caswell County, NCNC22,563$164,500+121%

78Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$164,500+231%

79Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$161,700+140%

80Vance County, NCNC42,638$161,500+128%

81Warren County, NCNC18,898$154,200+139%

82Sampson County, NCNC61,504$150,700+127%

83Anson County, NCNC21,758$148,600+146%

84Columbus County, NCNC50,487$146,000+128%

85Duplin County, NCNC51,571$137,400+117%

86Bladen County, NCNC30,007$135,100+142%

87Jones County, NCNC9,575$130,300+99%

88Richmond County, NCNC42,041$127,800+136%

89Washington County, NCNC10,638$125,900+98%

90Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$125,100+97%

91Hyde County, NCNC4,554$124,000+106%

92Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$120,500+75%

93Hertford County, NCNC19,015$119,200+122%

94Greene County, NCNC20,700$117,400+84%

95Scotland County, NCNC33,322$114,900+83%

96Northampton County, NCNC16,491$114,500+119%

97Martin County, NCNC21,601$109,700+78%

98Halifax County, NCNC46,534$106,200+75%

99Bertie County, NCNC17,086$98,500+84%

100Robeson County, NCNC119,941$94,500+78%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES