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Counties in North Carolina by county house price annual change, sales and refinances, 2025

Scotland County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 97 counties in 2025, at 18.81%. Northampton County had the lowest, at -16.73%. The median was 2.47%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest18.81Scotland County
Lowest-16.73Northampton County
Median2.4797 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Scotland CountyScotland County: 18.81 %18.81Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 13.89 %13.89Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 11.48 %11.48Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 10.69 %10.69Bladen CountyBladen County: 10.4 %10.4Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 10.31 %10.31Chowan CountyChowan County: 10.3 %10.3Carteret CountyCarteret County: 9.52 %9.52Gates CountyGates County: 8.84 %8.84Robeson CountyRobeson County: 8.36 %8.36Alexander CountyAlexander County: 7.45 %7.45Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 6.5 %6.5Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 6.42 %6.42Richmond CountyRichmond County: 6.32 %6.32Lee CountyLee County: 6.19 %6.19Jackson CountyJackson County: 6.18 %6.18Chatham CountyChatham County: 5.99 %5.99Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 5.88 %5.88Davie CountyDavie County: 5.14 %5.14Sampson CountySampson County: 4.73 %4.73New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 4.67 %4.67Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 4.64 %4.64Davidson CountyDavidson County: 4.43 %4.43Harnett CountyHarnett County: 4.39 %4.39Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 4.33 %4.33Vance CountyVance County: 4.31 %4.31Rowan CountyRowan County: 4.13 %4.13Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4.04 %4.04Dare CountyDare County: 3.72 %3.72Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 3.68 %3.68Halifax CountyHalifax County: 3.68 %3.68Iredell CountyIredell County: 3.58 %3.58Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 3.54 %3.54Union CountyUnion County: 3.49 %3.49Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 3.39 %3.39Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 3.37 %3.37Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.34 %3.34Orange CountyOrange County: 3.32 %3.32Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 3.26 %3.26Guilford CountyGuilford County: 3.24 %3.24
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Scotland County18.81+23.19 pts
2Mitchell County13.89+17.5 pts
3Pasquotank County11.48+4.01 pts
4Cherokee County10.69+8.8 pts
5Bladen County10.4+0.47 pts
6Pamlico County10.31+3.67 pts
7Chowan County10.3+7.56 pts
8Carteret County9.52+8.31 pts
9Gates County8.84+0.52 pts
10Robeson County8.36+7.1 pts
11Alexander County7.45+1.24 pts
12Rockingham County6.5+0.94 pts
13Transylvania County6.42-2.8 pts
14Richmond County6.32+7.28 pts
15Lee County6.19+3.94 pts
16Jackson County6.18-5.59 pts
17Chatham County5.99-0.51 pts
18Alleghany County5.88-0.65 pts
19Davie County5.14+3.88 pts
20Sampson County4.73+0.22 pts
21New Hanover County4.67+0.26 pts
22Perquimans County4.64+5.03 pts
23Davidson County4.43-1.85 pts
24Harnett County4.39+3.21 pts
25Wilkes County4.33-8.46 pts
26Vance County4.31-2.51 pts
27Rowan County4.13-0.29 pts
28Cumberland County4.04-1.14 pts
29Dare County3.72-0.97 pts
30Currituck County3.68-4.13 pts
30Halifax County3.68-6.81 pts
32Iredell County3.58+0.34 pts
33Forsyth County3.54-2.44 pts
34Union County3.49-2.57 pts
35Rutherford County3.39-3.29 pts
36Caldwell County3.37-3.03 pts
37Wayne County3.34-2.64 pts
38Orange County3.32-2.15 pts
39Beaufort County3.26-6.96 pts
40Guilford County3.24-3.2 pts
41Nash County3.03-0.69 pts
42Watauga County3.01-4.35 pts
43Brunswick County2.98-2.79 pts
44Pitt County2.97-2.86 pts
45Onslow County2.85-6.13 pts
46Craven County2.81-6.56 pts
47Cleveland County2.73-2.83 pts
48Macon County2.61-6.4 pts
49Catawba County2.47-5.77 pts
50Burke County2.45-0.22 pts
50Mecklenburg County2.45-2.43 pts
52Yadkin County2.41-9.5 pts
53Yancey County2.23-19.46 pts
54Columbus County2.17-6.66 pts
55Granville County2.11-3.56 pts
56Cabarrus County2.09-1.22 pts
56Randolph County2.09-5.71 pts
58Franklin County2.07-0.51 pts
59Lenoir County2.06-1.45 pts
60Gaston County1.92-3.9 pts
61Swain County1.9-1.54 pts
62Camden County1.89-4.69 pts
63Wilson County1.85-4.64 pts
64Moore County1.84-5.77 pts
65Avery County1.6-5.43 pts
66Johnston County1.45-1.44 pts
67Clay County1.42-12.69 pts
68Lincoln County1.37-4.93 pts
69Durham County1.33-1.92 pts
70Alamance County1.29-6.1 pts
71Buncombe County1.19-0.98 pts
71Duplin County1.19-10.81 pts
73Polk County1.06-9.9 pts
74Wake County1.01-3.65 pts
75Stanly County0.99-2.57 pts
76Hoke County0.91-7.47 pts
77Graham County0.87+2.15 pts
78Jones County0.73+3.11 pts
79Haywood County0.72-3.32 pts
80Ashe County0.37-7.46 pts
81Pender County0.32-7.64 pts
82Henderson County-0.02-7.22 pts
83Stokes County-0.64-11.36 pts
83Surry County-0.64-10.74 pts
85Martin County-0.79-7.15 pts
86McDowell County-1.8-9 pts
87Warren County-2.38-13.74 pts
88Washington County-2.93-15.11 pts
89Caswell County-3.01-19.54 pts
90Person County-3.02-7.75 pts
91Hertford County-3.54-14.86 pts
92Edgecombe County-3.9-8.22 pts
93Greene County-4.92-23.82 pts
94Anson County-5.03-17.26 pts
95Madison County-5.13-9.87 pts
96Montgomery County-8.27-7.98 pts
97Northampton County-16.73-11.04 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Scotland County, with 18.81% in 2025, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Northampton County, with -16.73% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 2 counties have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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