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

Bertie County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 98 counties in 2016, at 9.44%. Hoke County had the lowest, at -7.69%. The median was 2.97%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest9.44Bertie County
Lowest-7.69Hoke County
Median2.9798 counties

Top 40 counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Bertie CountyBertie County: 9.44 %9.44Martin CountyMartin County: 9.17 %9.17Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 8.7 %8.7Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 8.33 %8.33Graham CountyGraham County: 7.84 %7.84Caswell CountyCaswell County: 7.78 %7.78Columbus CountyColumbus County: 7.53 %7.53Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 7.38 %7.38Hyde CountyHyde County: 7.12 %7.12McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 6.97 %6.97Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 6.97 %6.97Durham CountyDurham County: 6.75 %6.75Wake CountyWake County: 6.55 %6.55Union CountyUnion County: 6.29 %6.29Henderson CountyHenderson County: 6.18 %6.18Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 5.81 %5.81Jones CountyJones County: 5.76 %5.76Pender CountyPender County: 5.76 %5.76Avery CountyAvery County: 5.35 %5.35Anson CountyAnson County: 4.99 %4.99Gaston CountyGaston County: 4.99 %4.99Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 4.96 %4.96New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 4.96 %4.96Rowan CountyRowan County: 4.74 %4.74Duplin CountyDuplin County: 4.57 %4.57Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 4.45 %4.45Clay CountyClay County: 4.37 %4.37Surry CountySurry County: 4.3 %4.3Person CountyPerson County: 4.24 %4.24Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.14 %4.14Iredell CountyIredell County: 4.05 %4.05Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.01 %4.01Dare CountyDare County: 3.9 %3.9Ashe CountyAshe County: 3.89 %3.89Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3.83 %3.83Johnston CountyJohnston County: 3.79 %3.79Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 3.79 %3.79Catawba CountyCatawba County: 3.75 %3.75Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 3.72 %3.72Polk CountyPolk County: 3.72 %3.72
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Bertie County9.44+12.72 pts
2Martin County9.17+12.64 pts
3Mecklenburg County8.7+2.13 pts
4Buncombe County8.33+1.89 pts
5Graham County7.84+6.6 pts
6Caswell County7.78+13.9 pts
7Columbus County7.53+7.44 pts
8Pamlico County7.38+15.29 pts
9Hyde County7.12+9.2 pts
10McDowell County6.97+5.44 pts
10Transylvania County6.97+1.02 pts
12Durham County6.75+2.65 pts
13Wake County6.55+2.06 pts
14Union County6.29+0.61 pts
15Henderson County6.18+1.21 pts
16Cherokee County5.81+0.49 pts
17Jones County5.76+1.68 pts
17Pender County5.76+4.51 pts
19Avery County5.35+10.53 pts
20Anson County4.99+2.13 pts
20Gaston County4.99+1.14 pts
22Cabarrus County4.96-1.01 pts
22New Hanover County4.96+0.81 pts
24Rowan County4.74+1.59 pts
25Duplin County4.57+5.71 pts
26Beaufort County4.45+3.01 pts
27Clay County4.37-4.95 pts
28Surry County4.3+2.64 pts
29Person County4.24+5.63 pts
30Franklin County4.14+1.57 pts
31Iredell County4.05-0.54 pts
32Montgomery County4.01+2.21 pts
33Dare County3.9+2.47 pts
34Ashe County3.89+3.07 pts
35Randolph County3.83+2.4 pts
36Johnston County3.79-0.11 pts
36Mitchell County3.79+4.02 pts
38Catawba County3.75+1.88 pts
39Caldwell County3.72+0.91 pts
39Polk County3.72-1.17 pts
41Moore County3.62+1.47 pts
42Lincoln County3.34-0.41 pts
43Onslow County3.31+5.87 pts
44Guilford County3.28+0.74 pts
45Yadkin County3.16+3.76 pts
46Harnett County3.06-0.17 pts
47Alamance County3.02-0.77 pts
47Chowan County3.02-0.16 pts
49Brunswick County2.99-0.26 pts
50Orange County2.95-0.16 pts
51Craven County2.92+3.79 pts
52Northampton County2.87+12.49 pts
53Rutherford County2.85-3.5 pts
54Haywood County2.82+0.7 pts
55Wayne County2.71+1.69 pts
56Sampson County2.67+4.15 pts
56Scotland County2.67+3.56 pts
58Vance County2.59+2.47 pts
59Macon County2.42-0.78 pts
60Granville County2.35-0.67 pts
61Chatham County2.3-2.13 pts
61Nash County2.3+2.12 pts
63Perquimans County2.24-3.83 pts
64Forsyth County2.22-2.17 pts
65Alexander County2.13-2.3 pts
66Watauga County2.11-0.86 pts
67Madison County2-7.21 pts
68Stanly County1.93-1.15 pts
69Davidson County1.91-2.66 pts
70Carteret County1.65-1.75 pts
71Davie County1.64-2.19 pts
72Pasquotank County1.55+1.36 pts
73Jackson County1.41+1.79 pts
74Cleveland County1.07-4.72 pts
75Pitt County1.06+0.87 pts
76Halifax County1+2.3 pts
77Washington County0.95-13.36 pts
78Rockingham County0.47-0.85 pts
79Cumberland County0.44+0.33 pts
79Stokes County0.44-2.74 pts
81Richmond County0.43+2.47 pts
82Burke County0.39-1.65 pts
83Alleghany County0.35-2.19 pts
84Currituck County0.09-3.91 pts
85Bladen County-0.1+1.22 pts
86Warren County-0.11-0.09 pts
87Lenoir County-0.28-1.23 pts
88Yancey County-0.52-3.38 pts
89Wilson County-0.59-1.21 pts
90Edgecombe County-0.62-7.85 pts
91Lee County-0.86-7.4 pts
92Robeson County-0.88-4.82 pts
93Swain County-1.55-11.26 pts
94Camden County-1.69+1.01 pts
95Greene County-1.96-0.06 pts
96Gates County-2.96-5.16 pts
97Hertford County-6.21-15.65 pts
98Hoke County-7.69-10.76 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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?

Bertie County, with 9.44% in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Hoke County, with -7.69% in 2016.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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