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

Graham County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2018, at 17.35%. Duplin County had the lowest, at -2.64%. The median was 5.13%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest17.35Graham County
Lowest-2.64Duplin County
Median5.1399 counties

Top 40 counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Graham CountyGraham County: 17.35 %17.35Avery CountyAvery County: 13.58 %13.58Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 12.66 %12.66Hyde CountyHyde County: 12.4 %12.4Swain CountySwain County: 11.79 %11.79Durham CountyDurham County: 9.97 %9.97Jackson CountyJackson County: 9.27 %9.27Gaston CountyGaston County: 9.24 %9.24Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 9.21 %9.21Polk CountyPolk County: 8.98 %8.98Washington CountyWashington County: 8.86 %8.86Lee CountyLee County: 8.39 %8.39Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 8.26 %8.26Ashe CountyAshe County: 8.19 %8.19Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 7.85 %7.85Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 7.83 %7.83Rowan CountyRowan County: 7.62 %7.62Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 7.47 %7.47Caswell CountyCaswell County: 7.46 %7.46Johnston CountyJohnston County: 7.23 %7.23Anson CountyAnson County: 7.21 %7.21Burke CountyBurke County: 7.17 %7.17Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 7.09 %7.09Union CountyUnion County: 7.07 %7.07Columbus CountyColumbus County: 6.95 %6.95Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 6.72 %6.72Henderson CountyHenderson County: 6.57 %6.57Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 6.55 %6.55Person CountyPerson County: 6.55 %6.55Vance CountyVance County: 6.54 %6.54Pender CountyPender County: 6.52 %6.52Stanly CountyStanly County: 6.42 %6.42Hoke CountyHoke County: 6.39 %6.39Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 6.22 %6.22Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 6.22 %6.22Wilson CountyWilson County: 6.16 %6.16McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 6.12 %6.12Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 6.11 %6.11Wake CountyWake County: 6.1 %6.1Alamance CountyAlamance County: 6.08 %6.08
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Graham County17.35+19.69 pts
2Avery County13.58+15.6 pts
3Northampton County12.66+15.85 pts
4Hyde County12.4+15.77 pts
5Swain County11.79+4.6 pts
6Durham County9.97+0.83 pts
7Jackson County9.27+9 pts
8Gaston County9.24+1.84 pts
9Mecklenburg County9.21+0.21 pts
10Polk County8.98+5.98 pts
11Washington County8.86+15.47 pts
12Lee County8.39+4.32 pts
13Rutherford County8.26+4.02 pts
14Ashe County8.19+10.57 pts
15Cabarrus County7.85+0.54 pts
16Transylvania County7.83+3.95 pts
17Rowan County7.62+2.55 pts
18Brunswick County7.47+1.94 pts
19Caswell County7.46+12.94 pts
20Johnston County7.23+0.7 pts
21Anson County7.21+8.59 pts
22Burke County7.17+1.33 pts
23Buncombe County7.09-0.23 pts
24Union County7.07+0.65 pts
25Columbus County6.95+14.61 pts
26Cherokee County6.72+3.4 pts
27Henderson County6.57-1.08 pts
28Caldwell County6.55+4.16 pts
28Person County6.55+2.2 pts
30Vance County6.54+4.93 pts
31Pender County6.52+1.61 pts
32Stanly County6.42-0.33 pts
33Hoke County6.39+0.04 pts
34Cleveland County6.22+1.04 pts
34Pamlico County6.22+10.7 pts
36Wilson County6.16+5.35 pts
37McDowell County6.12+2.34 pts
38Forsyth County6.11+2.13 pts
39Wake County6.1-0.94 pts
40Alamance County6.08+2.26 pts
41Scotland County5.99+9.41 pts
42New Hanover County5.98-1.19 pts
43Stokes County5.91-0.04 pts
44Catawba County5.87+0.91 pts
45Davidson County5.74+1.69 pts
46Iredell County5.64+1.54 pts
47Franklin County5.58-2.21 pts
48Guilford County5.44+1.78 pts
49Haywood County5.42-3.25 pts
50Alexander County5.13+0.55 pts
51Carteret County5.11+2.42 pts
51Harnett County5.11+1.43 pts
51Robeson County5.11+5.67 pts
54Onslow County5.05+3.36 pts
55Randolph County5.03+1.01 pts
56Granville County5.01-1.75 pts
57Orange County4.89-0.43 pts
58Surry County4.87+4.35 pts
59Madison County4.73-2.22 pts
60Camden County4.7+1.38 pts
61Chowan County4.5+2.53 pts
62Wilkes County4.47+1.28 pts
63Moore County4.36+2.59 pts
64Lincoln County4.28-2.3 pts
65Jones County4.07+0.2 pts
66Pitt County4.05+1.07 pts
67Chatham County3.93-2.5 pts
68Yancey County3.89-3.64 pts
69Rockingham County3.86+0.59 pts
70Davie County3.74+0.48 pts
71Craven County3.69+2.54 pts
72Dare County3.45-0.19 pts
72Nash County3.45+0.54 pts
74Beaufort County3.19+5.23 pts
75Watauga County3.07-0.65 pts
76Macon County3.02-2.59 pts
77Sampson County2.93-1.86 pts
78Cumberland County2.91+3.89 pts
79Lenoir County2.73-0.55 pts
80Wayne County2.69+3.59 pts
81Currituck County2.46-1.43 pts
82Clay County2.42-1 pts
83Yadkin County2.36+0.03 pts
84Greene County2.12-4.17 pts
85Edgecombe County2.05-1.89 pts
86Gates County1.99-2.93 pts
87Pasquotank County1.84-2.3 pts
88Warren County1.67-5.82 pts
89Perquimans County0.88+2.46 pts
90Halifax County0.23-3.36 pts
91Martin County0.01+3.04 pts
92Mitchell County-0.16-1.24 pts
93Bertie County-0.73+1.21 pts
94Bladen County-1.07-5.65 pts
95Montgomery County-1.31-3.54 pts
96Alleghany County-1.77-10.37 pts
97Richmond County-2.03-7.66 pts
98Hertford County-2.4-12.18 pts
99Duplin County-2.64-7.29 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?

Graham County, with 17.35% in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Duplin County, with -2.64% in 2018.

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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