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

Gates County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2019, at 17.16%. Graham County had the lowest, at -11.18%. The median was 5.04%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest17.16Gates County
Lowest-11.18Graham County
Median5.0499 counties

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Gates CountyGates County: 17.16 %17.16Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 13.54 %13.54Greene CountyGreene County: 10.3 %10.3Richmond CountyRichmond County: 9.1 %9.1Onslow CountyOnslow County: 8.96 %8.96Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 8.67 %8.67Watauga CountyWatauga County: 8.38 %8.38Macon CountyMacon County: 8.37 %8.37Craven CountyCraven County: 8.19 %8.19Carteret CountyCarteret County: 7.95 %7.95Gaston CountyGaston County: 7.82 %7.82Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 7.78 %7.78Madison CountyMadison County: 7.71 %7.71Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 7.6 %7.6Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 7.6 %7.6McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 7.47 %7.47Hoke CountyHoke County: 7.46 %7.46Catawba CountyCatawba County: 7.27 %7.27Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 7.26 %7.26Franklin CountyFranklin County: 7.25 %7.25Caswell CountyCaswell County: 7.24 %7.24Burke CountyBurke County: 7.17 %7.17Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 7.08 %7.08Henderson CountyHenderson County: 7.01 %7.01Union CountyUnion County: 7 %7Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 6.67 %6.67Polk CountyPolk County: 6.55 %6.55New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 6.47 %6.47Lee CountyLee County: 6.41 %6.41Chatham CountyChatham County: 6.29 %6.29Davie CountyDavie County: 6.29 %6.29Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 6.26 %6.26Durham CountyDurham County: 6.26 %6.26Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 6.11 %6.11Johnston CountyJohnston County: 6.06 %6.06Vance CountyVance County: 5.98 %5.98Halifax CountyHalifax County: 5.83 %5.83Avery CountyAvery County: 5.69 %5.69Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 5.64 %5.64Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 5.56 %5.56
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Gates County17.16+15.17 pts
2Montgomery County13.54+14.85 pts
3Greene County10.3+8.18 pts
4Richmond County9.1+11.13 pts
5Onslow County8.96+3.91 pts
6Cleveland County8.67+2.45 pts
7Watauga County8.38+5.31 pts
8Macon County8.37+5.35 pts
9Craven County8.19+4.5 pts
10Carteret County7.95+2.84 pts
11Gaston County7.82-1.42 pts
12Brunswick County7.78+0.31 pts
13Madison County7.71+2.98 pts
14Cabarrus County7.6-0.25 pts
14Caldwell County7.6+1.05 pts
16McDowell County7.47+1.35 pts
17Hoke County7.46+1.07 pts
18Catawba County7.27+1.4 pts
19Lincoln County7.26+2.98 pts
20Franklin County7.25+1.67 pts
21Caswell County7.24-0.22 pts
22Burke County7.170 pts
23Mitchell County7.08+7.24 pts
24Henderson County7.01+0.44 pts
25Union County7-0.07 pts
26Yadkin County6.67+4.31 pts
27Polk County6.55-2.43 pts
28New Hanover County6.47+0.49 pts
29Lee County6.41-1.98 pts
30Chatham County6.29+2.36 pts
30Davie County6.29+2.55 pts
32Currituck County6.26+3.8 pts
32Durham County6.26-3.71 pts
34Transylvania County6.11-1.72 pts
35Johnston County6.06-1.17 pts
36Vance County5.98-0.56 pts
37Halifax County5.83+5.6 pts
38Avery County5.69-7.89 pts
39Mecklenburg County5.64-3.57 pts
40Rutherford County5.56-2.7 pts
41Stanly County5.44-0.98 pts
42Wake County5.41-0.69 pts
43Granville County5.39+0.38 pts
43Wilkes County5.39+0.92 pts
45Ashe County5.35-2.84 pts
46Haywood County5.33-0.09 pts
47Duplin County5.32+7.96 pts
48Pasquotank County5.25+3.41 pts
49Moore County5.06+0.7 pts
50Nash County5.04+1.59 pts
51Anson County5.03-2.18 pts
52Iredell County5-0.64 pts
53Rowan County4.95-2.67 pts
54Cherokee County4.92-1.8 pts
55Orange County4.91+0.02 pts
56Pender County4.9-1.62 pts
57Guilford County4.87-0.57 pts
58Alamance County4.81-1.27 pts
59Harnett County4.75-0.36 pts
60Davidson County4.74-1 pts
61Randolph County4.67-0.36 pts
62Rockingham County4.55+0.69 pts
63Stokes County4.5-1.41 pts
64Person County4.44-2.11 pts
65Forsyth County4.34-1.77 pts
66Alexander County4.3-0.83 pts
67Buncombe County4.25-2.84 pts
68Hertford County3.97+6.37 pts
69Alleghany County3.81+5.58 pts
70Clay County3.75+1.33 pts
71Pamlico County3.71-2.51 pts
72Cumberland County3.69+0.78 pts
73Yancey County3.61-0.28 pts
74Pitt County3.6-0.45 pts
75Jones County3.43-0.64 pts
76Dare County3.19-0.26 pts
77Surry County3.09-1.78 pts
78Lenoir County3.08+0.35 pts
79Hyde County2.66-9.74 pts
80Wilson County2.58-3.58 pts
81Wayne County2.52-0.17 pts
82Jackson County2.43-6.84 pts
83Bladen County2.04+3.11 pts
84Edgecombe County1.95-0.1 pts
85Beaufort County1.78-1.41 pts
86Camden County1.75-2.95 pts
87Columbus County1.6-5.35 pts
88Chowan County1.38-3.12 pts
89Washington County1.35-7.51 pts
90Bertie County1.29+2.02 pts
91Sampson County1.24-1.69 pts
92Martin County1.07+1.06 pts
93Robeson County0.31-4.8 pts
94Swain County0.06-11.73 pts
95Scotland County-0.17-6.16 pts
96Warren County-0.24-1.91 pts
97Perquimans County-1.8-2.68 pts
98Northampton County-2.38-15.04 pts
99Graham County-11.18-28.53 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?

Gates County, with 17.16% in 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Graham County, with -11.18% in 2019.

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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