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.
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertie County | 9.44 | +12.72 pts |
| 2 | Martin County | 9.17 | +12.64 pts |
| 3 | Mecklenburg County | 8.7 | +2.13 pts |
| 4 | Buncombe County | 8.33 | +1.89 pts |
| 5 | Graham County | 7.84 | +6.6 pts |
| 6 | Caswell County | 7.78 | +13.9 pts |
| 7 | Columbus County | 7.53 | +7.44 pts |
| 8 | Pamlico County | 7.38 | +15.29 pts |
| 9 | Hyde County | 7.12 | +9.2 pts |
| 10 | McDowell County | 6.97 | +5.44 pts |
| 10 | Transylvania County | 6.97 | +1.02 pts |
| 12 | Durham County | 6.75 | +2.65 pts |
| 13 | Wake County | 6.55 | +2.06 pts |
| 14 | Union County | 6.29 | +0.61 pts |
| 15 | Henderson County | 6.18 | +1.21 pts |
| 16 | Cherokee County | 5.81 | +0.49 pts |
| 17 | Jones County | 5.76 | +1.68 pts |
| 17 | Pender County | 5.76 | +4.51 pts |
| 19 | Avery County | 5.35 | +10.53 pts |
| 20 | Anson County | 4.99 | +2.13 pts |
| 20 | Gaston County | 4.99 | +1.14 pts |
| 22 | Cabarrus County | 4.96 | -1.01 pts |
| 22 | New Hanover County | 4.96 | +0.81 pts |
| 24 | Rowan County | 4.74 | +1.59 pts |
| 25 | Duplin County | 4.57 | +5.71 pts |
| 26 | Beaufort County | 4.45 | +3.01 pts |
| 27 | Clay County | 4.37 | -4.95 pts |
| 28 | Surry County | 4.3 | +2.64 pts |
| 29 | Person County | 4.24 | +5.63 pts |
| 30 | Franklin County | 4.14 | +1.57 pts |
| 31 | Iredell County | 4.05 | -0.54 pts |
| 32 | Montgomery County | 4.01 | +2.21 pts |
| 33 | Dare County | 3.9 | +2.47 pts |
| 34 | Ashe County | 3.89 | +3.07 pts |
| 35 | Randolph County | 3.83 | +2.4 pts |
| 36 | Johnston County | 3.79 | -0.11 pts |
| 36 | Mitchell County | 3.79 | +4.02 pts |
| 38 | Catawba County | 3.75 | +1.88 pts |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 3.72 | +0.91 pts |
| 39 | Polk County | 3.72 | -1.17 pts |
| 41 | Moore County | 3.62 | +1.47 pts |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 3.34 | -0.41 pts |
| 43 | Onslow County | 3.31 | +5.87 pts |
| 44 | Guilford County | 3.28 | +0.74 pts |
| 45 | Yadkin County | 3.16 | +3.76 pts |
| 46 | Harnett County | 3.06 | -0.17 pts |
| 47 | Alamance County | 3.02 | -0.77 pts |
| 47 | Chowan County | 3.02 | -0.16 pts |
| 49 | Brunswick County | 2.99 | -0.26 pts |
| 50 | Orange County | 2.95 | -0.16 pts |
| 51 | Craven County | 2.92 | +3.79 pts |
| 52 | Northampton County | 2.87 | +12.49 pts |
| 53 | Rutherford County | 2.85 | -3.5 pts |
| 54 | Haywood County | 2.82 | +0.7 pts |
| 55 | Wayne County | 2.71 | +1.69 pts |
| 56 | Sampson County | 2.67 | +4.15 pts |
| 56 | Scotland County | 2.67 | +3.56 pts |
| 58 | Vance County | 2.59 | +2.47 pts |
| 59 | Macon County | 2.42 | -0.78 pts |
| 60 | Granville County | 2.35 | -0.67 pts |
| 61 | Chatham County | 2.3 | -2.13 pts |
| 61 | Nash County | 2.3 | +2.12 pts |
| 63 | Perquimans County | 2.24 | -3.83 pts |
| 64 | Forsyth County | 2.22 | -2.17 pts |
| 65 | Alexander County | 2.13 | -2.3 pts |
| 66 | Watauga County | 2.11 | -0.86 pts |
| 67 | Madison County | 2 | -7.21 pts |
| 68 | Stanly County | 1.93 | -1.15 pts |
| 69 | Davidson County | 1.91 | -2.66 pts |
| 70 | Carteret County | 1.65 | -1.75 pts |
| 71 | Davie County | 1.64 | -2.19 pts |
| 72 | Pasquotank County | 1.55 | +1.36 pts |
| 73 | Jackson County | 1.41 | +1.79 pts |
| 74 | Cleveland County | 1.07 | -4.72 pts |
| 75 | Pitt County | 1.06 | +0.87 pts |
| 76 | Halifax County | 1 | +2.3 pts |
| 77 | Washington County | 0.95 | -13.36 pts |
| 78 | Rockingham County | 0.47 | -0.85 pts |
| 79 | Cumberland County | 0.44 | +0.33 pts |
| 79 | Stokes County | 0.44 | -2.74 pts |
| 81 | Richmond County | 0.43 | +2.47 pts |
| 82 | Burke County | 0.39 | -1.65 pts |
| 83 | Alleghany County | 0.35 | -2.19 pts |
| 84 | Currituck County | 0.09 | -3.91 pts |
| 85 | Bladen County | -0.1 | +1.22 pts |
| 86 | Warren County | -0.11 | -0.09 pts |
| 87 | Lenoir County | -0.28 | -1.23 pts |
| 88 | Yancey County | -0.52 | -3.38 pts |
| 89 | Wilson County | -0.59 | -1.21 pts |
| 90 | Edgecombe County | -0.62 | -7.85 pts |
| 91 | Lee County | -0.86 | -7.4 pts |
| 92 | Robeson County | -0.88 | -4.82 pts |
| 93 | Swain County | -1.55 | -11.26 pts |
| 94 | Camden County | -1.69 | +1.01 pts |
| 95 | Greene County | -1.96 | -0.06 pts |
| 96 | Gates County | -2.96 | -5.16 pts |
| 97 | Hertford County | -6.21 | -15.65 pts |
| 98 | Hoke 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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