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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. The median across all 100 is $220,100. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Avery County, NC, up 17 places to #30.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01▲2Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$461,300+195%

02▲2Dare County, NCNC38,245$460,400+258%

03▼2Orange County, NCNC152,498$459,500+184%

04▼2Chatham County, NCNC85,111$446,200+294%

05▲2Union County, NCNC267,674$417,300+238%

06▲2Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$406,800+193%

07▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$391,800+283%

08▲3Durham County, NCNC347,240$389,400+204%

09▼3New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$387,800+203%

10▼5Currituck County, NCNC33,158$378,800+297%

11▲2Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$373,600+249%

12▼2Watauga County, NCNC54,786$358,900+180%

13▲6Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$354,800+226%

14▼2Henderson County, NCNC122,375$351,400+208%

15▼1Moore County, NCNC110,619$351,400+214%

16▲2Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$349,800+267%

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

18▼3Carteret County, NCNC70,469$333,300+213%

19▲2Iredell County, NCNC211,798$321,400+206%

20▲5Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$321,000+247%

21▼5Polk County, NCNC20,533$315,000+203%

22▲5Johnston County, NCNC256,448$305,600+215%

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

24▼4Jackson County, NCNC45,039$284,700+206%

25▼3Madison County, NCNC22,553$284,600+238%

26▲14Franklin County, NCNC82,037$284,300+232%

27▼1Haywood County, NCNC63,369$279,200+212%

28▼4Clay County, NCNC12,239$278,400+206%

29▲16Gaston County, NCNC246,558$266,000+207%

30▲17Avery County, NCNC18,110$265,800+237%

31▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,234$259,900+131%

32▼4Davie County, NCNC45,855$253,900+146%

33▼2Macon County, NCNC39,232$251,900+159%

34▲3Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$250,400+130%

35▼3Granville County, NCNC61,421$247,700+181%

36▲7Harnett County, NCNC150,137$246,200+205%

37▲7Ashe County, NCNC27,514$243,100+180%

38▼5Yancey County, NCNC19,084$243,100+199%

39▲10Stanly County, NCNC68,830$242,400+188%

40▲6Catawba County, NCNC170,172$241,600+154%

41▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,177$241,500+151%

42▲13Lee County, NCNC70,258$240,200+168%

43▲10Rowan County, NCNC155,096$238,400+171%

44▼6Onslow County, NCNC217,175$236,400+202%

45▲14Chowan County, NCNC14,082$235,800+210%

46▼12Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$234,600+201%

47▼11Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$232,300+208%

48▼19Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$231,700+225%

49▼8Craven County, NCNC105,025$231,600+169%

50▼15Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$220,100+213%

51▲3Hoke County, NCNC56,939$219,300+210%

52▼2Davidson County, NCNC180,182$219,100+139%

53▼14Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$216,800+189%

54▼6Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$214,800+149%

55▲8Person County, NCNC40,636$213,900+150%

56▲4Alexander County, NCNC36,958$211,800+152%

57▼5Pitt County, NCNC182,936$208,900+155%

58▼7Swain County, NCNC14,024$207,000+159%

59▲14Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$201,800+183%

60▲5Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$200,000+158%

61▼3Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$199,200+135%

62▲7Randolph County, NCNC149,516$197,100+129%

63▼7Stokes County, NCNC46,126$196,700+134%

64▼2Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$192,700+177%

65▲7Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$192,200+141%

66▼2Nash County, NCNC99,365$191,000+123%

67▲3Wilson County, NCNC81,150$186,000+135%

68▲7Burke County, NCNC88,655$185,400+139%

69▼8Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$181,200+123%

70▲1Wayne County, NCNC122,278$178,700+132%

71▼5Surry County, NCNC72,287$177,600+125%

72▼5McDowell County, NCNC45,198$171,100+164%

73▼16Gates County, NCNC10,234$170,800+158%

74▲3Graham County, NCNC8,190$170,600+164%

75▼7Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$168,800+110%

76▲2Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$168,600+117%

77▲2Caswell County, NCNC22,563$164,500+121%

78▲2Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$164,500+231%

79▼3Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$161,700+140%

80▲2Vance County, NCNC42,638$161,500+128%

81▲8Warren County, NCNC18,898$154,200+139%

82▲2Sampson County, NCNC61,504$150,700+127%

83▼2Anson County, NCNC21,758$148,600+146%

84▲1Columbus County, NCNC50,487$146,000+128%

85▲5Duplin County, NCNC51,571$137,400+117%

86▼3Bladen County, NCNC30,007$135,100+142%

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

88▲4Richmond County, NCNC42,041$127,800+136%

89▲7Washington County, NCNC10,638$125,900+98%

90▲1Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$125,100+97%

91▼17Hyde County, NCNC4,554$124,000+106%

92▼6Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$120,500+75%

93▼5Hertford County, NCNC19,015$119,200+122%

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

95▼2Scotland County, NCNC33,322$114,900+83%

96▲2Northampton County, NCNC16,491$114,500+119%

97▼2Martin County, NCNC21,601$109,700+78%

98▼1Halifax 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES