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

Washington County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2015, at 14.31%. Northampton County had the lowest, at -9.62%. The median was 2.81%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest14.31Washington County
Lowest-9.62Northampton County
Median2.8199 counties

Top 40 counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Washington CountyWashington County: 14.31 %14.31Swain CountySwain County: 9.71 %9.71Hertford CountyHertford County: 9.44 %9.44Clay CountyClay County: 9.32 %9.32Madison CountyMadison County: 9.21 %9.21Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 7.23 %7.23Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 6.57 %6.57Lee CountyLee County: 6.54 %6.54Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 6.44 %6.44Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 6.35 %6.35Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 6.07 %6.07Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 5.97 %5.97Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 5.95 %5.95Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 5.79 %5.79Union CountyUnion County: 5.68 %5.68Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 5.32 %5.32Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 5.17 %5.17Henderson CountyHenderson County: 4.97 %4.97Polk CountyPolk County: 4.89 %4.89Iredell CountyIredell County: 4.59 %4.59Davidson CountyDavidson County: 4.57 %4.57Wake CountyWake County: 4.49 %4.49Alexander CountyAlexander County: 4.43 %4.43Chatham CountyChatham County: 4.43 %4.43Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 4.39 %4.39New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 4.15 %4.15Durham CountyDurham County: 4.1 %4.1Jones CountyJones County: 4.08 %4.08Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 4 %4Robeson CountyRobeson County: 3.94 %3.94Johnston CountyJohnston County: 3.9 %3.9Gaston CountyGaston County: 3.85 %3.85Davie CountyDavie County: 3.83 %3.83Alamance CountyAlamance County: 3.79 %3.79Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.75 %3.75Carteret CountyCarteret County: 3.4 %3.4Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 3.25 %3.25Harnett CountyHarnett County: 3.23 %3.23Macon CountyMacon County: 3.2 %3.2Chowan CountyChowan County: 3.18 %3.18
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Washington County14.31+30.07 pts
2Swain County9.71+19.32 pts
3Hertford County9.44+18.35 pts
4Clay County9.32+13.86 pts
5Madison County9.21+11.6 pts
6Edgecombe County7.23+12.03 pts
7Mecklenburg County6.57-0.69 pts
8Lee County6.54+7.52 pts
9Buncombe County6.44+0.38 pts
10Rutherford County6.35+7.91 pts
11Perquimans County6.07+10.46 pts
12Cabarrus County5.97+1.76 pts
13Transylvania County5.95+6.64 pts
14Cleveland County5.79+8.25 pts
15Union County5.68+0.87 pts
16Cherokee County5.32+3.65 pts
17Wilkes County5.17+7.18 pts
18Henderson County4.97+1.47 pts
19Polk County4.89+2.87 pts
20Iredell County4.59+1.41 pts
21Davidson County4.57+5.6 pts
22Wake County4.49-0.62 pts
23Alexander County4.43+4.37 pts
23Chatham County4.43+2.88 pts
25Forsyth County4.39+4.4 pts
26New Hanover County4.15-0.45 pts
27Durham County4.1-1.8 pts
28Jones County4.08+14.31 pts
29Currituck County4+5.18 pts
30Robeson County3.94+5.98 pts
31Johnston County3.9+0.92 pts
32Gaston County3.85+0.55 pts
33Davie County3.83+3.66 pts
34Alamance County3.79+4.78 pts
35Lincoln County3.75-0.6 pts
36Carteret County3.4+3.69 pts
37Brunswick County3.25+2.5 pts
38Harnett County3.23+2.36 pts
39Macon County3.2+4.71 pts
40Chowan County3.18+5.21 pts
40Stokes County3.18+3.64 pts
42Rowan County3.15+0.01 pts
43Orange County3.11+0.73 pts
44Stanly County3.08+1.17 pts
45Hoke County3.07+3.58 pts
46Granville County3.02+2.37 pts
47Watauga County2.97+4.69 pts
48Anson County2.86+8.33 pts
48Yancey County2.86+3.28 pts
50Caldwell County2.81+2.42 pts
51Franklin County2.57+0.23 pts
52Alleghany County2.54+0.56 pts
52Guilford County2.54+1.45 pts
54Gates County2.2-1.29 pts
55Moore County2.15+1.95 pts
56Haywood County2.12+0.26 pts
57Burke County2.04+2.79 pts
58Catawba County1.87+1.12 pts
59Montgomery County1.8-2.76 pts
60Surry County1.66+1.18 pts
61McDowell County1.53-1.28 pts
62Beaufort County1.44+5.5 pts
63Dare County1.43+0.16 pts
63Randolph County1.43+1.64 pts
65Rockingham County1.32+1.01 pts
66Pender County1.25-2.04 pts
67Graham County1.24+1.72 pts
68Wayne County1.02+3.26 pts
69Lenoir County0.95+4.72 pts
70Ashe County0.82+2.21 pts
71Wilson County0.62+0.46 pts
72Pasquotank County0.19+3.34 pts
72Pitt County0.19n/a
74Nash County0.18+0.97 pts
75Vance County0.12+0.77 pts
76Cumberland County0.11+1.75 pts
77Columbus County0.09+0.74 pts
78Warren County-0.02-0.73 pts
79Mitchell County-0.23+0.31 pts
80Jackson County-0.38-1.26 pts
81Yadkin County-0.6-2.71 pts
82Craven County-0.87-1.46 pts
83Scotland County-0.89-4.99 pts
84Duplin County-1.14-1.75 pts
85Halifax County-1.3-1.88 pts
86Bladen County-1.32-8.57 pts
87Person County-1.39-2.13 pts
88Sampson County-1.48-2.19 pts
89Greene County-1.9-4.55 pts
90Richmond County-2.04-2.87 pts
91Hyde County-2.08+3.3 pts
92Onslow County-2.56+3.73 pts
93Camden County-2.7-5.25 pts
94Bertie County-3.28-2.23 pts
95Martin County-3.47+1.1 pts
96Avery County-5.18-6.67 pts
97Caswell County-6.12-11.39 pts
98Pamlico County-7.91-1.71 pts
99Northampton County-9.62-16.03 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. 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?

Washington County, with 14.31% in 2015, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Northampton County, with -9.62% in 2015.

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.

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