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

Hertford County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2017, at 9.78%. Columbus County had the lowest, at -7.66%. The median was 3.88%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest9.78Hertford County
Lowest-7.66Columbus County
Median3.8899 counties

Top 40 counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Hertford CountyHertford County: 9.78 %9.78Durham CountyDurham County: 9.14 %9.14Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 9 %9Haywood CountyHaywood County: 8.67 %8.67Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 8.6 %8.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 7.79 %7.79Henderson CountyHenderson County: 7.65 %7.65Yancey CountyYancey County: 7.53 %7.53Warren CountyWarren County: 7.49 %7.49Gaston CountyGaston County: 7.4 %7.4Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 7.32 %7.32Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 7.31 %7.31Swain CountySwain County: 7.19 %7.19New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 7.17 %7.17Wake CountyWake County: 7.04 %7.04Madison CountyMadison County: 6.95 %6.95Granville CountyGranville County: 6.76 %6.76Stanly CountyStanly County: 6.75 %6.75Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.58 %6.58Johnston CountyJohnston County: 6.53 %6.53Chatham CountyChatham County: 6.43 %6.43Union CountyUnion County: 6.42 %6.42Hoke CountyHoke County: 6.35 %6.35Greene CountyGreene County: 6.29 %6.29Stokes CountyStokes County: 5.95 %5.95Burke CountyBurke County: 5.84 %5.84Richmond CountyRichmond County: 5.63 %5.63Macon CountyMacon County: 5.61 %5.61Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 5.53 %5.53Orange CountyOrange County: 5.32 %5.32Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 5.18 %5.18Rowan CountyRowan County: 5.07 %5.07Catawba CountyCatawba County: 4.96 %4.96Gates CountyGates County: 4.92 %4.92Pender CountyPender County: 4.91 %4.91Sampson CountySampson County: 4.79 %4.79Duplin CountyDuplin County: 4.65 %4.65Alexander CountyAlexander County: 4.58 %4.58Bladen CountyBladen County: 4.58 %4.58Person CountyPerson County: 4.35 %4.35
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hertford County9.78+15.99 pts
2Durham County9.14+2.39 pts
3Mecklenburg County9+0.3 pts
4Haywood County8.67+5.85 pts
5Alleghany County8.6+8.25 pts
6Franklin County7.79+3.65 pts
7Henderson County7.65+1.47 pts
8Yancey County7.53+8.05 pts
9Warren County7.49+7.6 pts
10Gaston County7.4+2.41 pts
11Buncombe County7.32-1.01 pts
12Cabarrus County7.31+2.35 pts
13Swain County7.19+8.74 pts
14New Hanover County7.17+2.21 pts
15Wake County7.04+0.49 pts
16Madison County6.95+4.95 pts
17Granville County6.76+4.41 pts
18Stanly County6.75+4.82 pts
19Lincoln County6.58+3.24 pts
20Johnston County6.53+2.74 pts
21Chatham County6.43+4.13 pts
22Union County6.42+0.13 pts
23Hoke County6.35+14.04 pts
24Greene County6.29+8.25 pts
25Stokes County5.95+5.51 pts
26Burke County5.84+5.45 pts
27Richmond County5.63+5.2 pts
28Macon County5.61+3.19 pts
29Brunswick County5.53+2.54 pts
30Orange County5.32+2.37 pts
31Cleveland County5.18+4.11 pts
32Rowan County5.07+0.33 pts
33Catawba County4.96+1.21 pts
34Gates County4.92+7.88 pts
35Pender County4.91-0.85 pts
36Sampson County4.79+2.12 pts
37Duplin County4.65+0.08 pts
38Alexander County4.58+2.45 pts
38Bladen County4.58+4.68 pts
40Person County4.35+0.11 pts
41Rutherford County4.24+1.39 pts
42Pasquotank County4.14+2.59 pts
43Iredell County4.1+0.05 pts
44Lee County4.07+4.93 pts
45Davidson County4.05+2.14 pts
46Randolph County4.02+0.19 pts
47Forsyth County3.98+1.76 pts
48Edgecombe County3.94+4.56 pts
49Currituck County3.89+3.8 pts
50Transylvania County3.88-3.09 pts
51Jones County3.87-1.89 pts
52Alamance County3.82+0.8 pts
53McDowell County3.78-3.19 pts
54Watauga County3.72+1.61 pts
55Harnett County3.68+0.62 pts
56Guilford County3.66+0.38 pts
57Dare County3.64-0.26 pts
58Halifax County3.59+2.59 pts
59Clay County3.42-0.95 pts
60Camden County3.32+5.01 pts
60Cherokee County3.32-2.49 pts
62Lenoir County3.28+3.56 pts
63Rockingham County3.27+2.8 pts
64Davie County3.26+1.62 pts
65Wilkes County3.19n/a
66Polk County3-0.72 pts
67Pitt County2.98+1.92 pts
68Nash County2.91+0.61 pts
69Carteret County2.69+1.04 pts
70Caldwell County2.39-1.33 pts
71Yadkin County2.33-0.83 pts
72Montgomery County2.23-1.78 pts
73Chowan County1.97-1.05 pts
74Moore County1.77-1.85 pts
75Onslow County1.69-1.62 pts
76Vance County1.61-0.98 pts
77Craven County1.15-1.77 pts
78Mitchell County1.08-2.71 pts
79Wilson County0.81+1.4 pts
80Surry County0.52-3.78 pts
81Jackson County0.27-1.14 pts
82Robeson County-0.56+0.32 pts
83Wayne County-0.9-3.61 pts
84Cumberland County-0.98-1.42 pts
85Anson County-1.38-6.37 pts
86Perquimans County-1.58-3.82 pts
87Bertie County-1.94-11.38 pts
88Avery County-2.02-7.37 pts
89Beaufort County-2.04-6.49 pts
90Graham County-2.34-10.18 pts
91Ashe County-2.38-6.27 pts
92Martin County-3.03-12.2 pts
93Northampton County-3.19-6.06 pts
94Hyde County-3.37-10.49 pts
95Scotland County-3.42-6.09 pts
96Pamlico County-4.48-11.86 pts
97Caswell County-5.48-13.26 pts
98Washington County-6.61-7.56 pts
99Columbus County-7.66-15.19 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?

Hertford County, with 9.78% in 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Columbus County, with -7.66% in 2017.

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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