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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 2020, at 19.12%. Gates County had the lowest, at -8.77%. The median was 4.67%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest19.12Graham County
Lowest-8.77Gates County
Median4.6799 counties

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Graham CountyGraham County: 19.12 %19.12Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 11.56 %11.56Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 10.82 %10.82Caswell CountyCaswell County: 9.9 %9.9Martin CountyMartin County: 9.57 %9.57Anson CountyAnson County: 8.84 %8.84Scotland CountyScotland County: 8.5 %8.5Duplin CountyDuplin County: 8.18 %8.18Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 7.82 %7.82Pamlico CountyPamlico County: 7.31 %7.31Rowan CountyRowan County: 6.98 %6.98Swain CountySwain County: 6.68 %6.68Washington CountyWashington County: 6.68 %6.68Jackson CountyJackson County: 6.6 %6.6Chowan CountyChowan County: 6.57 %6.57Dare CountyDare County: 6.37 %6.37Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 6.31 %6.31Hoke CountyHoke County: 6.26 %6.26Columbus CountyColumbus County: 6.25 %6.25Clay CountyClay County: 6.2 %6.2Gaston CountyGaston County: 6.12 %6.12Robeson CountyRobeson County: 6.1 %6.1Yancey CountyYancey County: 6.03 %6.03Haywood CountyHaywood County: 6.01 %6.01Bladen CountyBladen County: 5.97 %5.97Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 5.92 %5.92Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 5.81 %5.81New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 5.61 %5.61Harnett CountyHarnett County: 5.58 %5.58Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 5.58 %5.58Carteret CountyCarteret County: 5.55 %5.55Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 5.5 %5.5Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 5.44 %5.44Richmond CountyRichmond County: 5.27 %5.27Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 5.25 %5.25Warren CountyWarren County: 5.21 %5.21Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 5.18 %5.18Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 5.16 %5.16Alexander CountyAlexander County: 5.12 %5.12Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5.12 %5.12
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Graham County19.12+30.3 pts
2Perquimans County11.56+13.36 pts
3Alleghany County10.82+7.01 pts
4Caswell County9.9+2.66 pts
5Martin County9.57+8.5 pts
6Anson County8.84+3.81 pts
7Scotland County8.5+8.67 pts
8Duplin County8.18+2.86 pts
9Edgecombe County7.82+5.87 pts
10Pamlico County7.31+3.6 pts
11Rowan County6.98+2.03 pts
12Swain County6.68+6.62 pts
12Washington County6.68+5.33 pts
14Jackson County6.6+4.17 pts
15Chowan County6.57+5.19 pts
16Dare County6.37+3.18 pts
17Beaufort County6.31+4.53 pts
18Hoke County6.26-1.2 pts
19Columbus County6.25+4.65 pts
20Clay County6.2+2.45 pts
21Gaston County6.12-1.7 pts
22Robeson County6.1+5.79 pts
23Yancey County6.03+2.42 pts
24Haywood County6.01+0.68 pts
25Bladen County5.97+3.93 pts
26Yadkin County5.92-0.75 pts
27Brunswick County5.81-1.97 pts
28New Hanover County5.61-0.86 pts
29Harnett County5.58+0.83 pts
29Pasquotank County5.58+0.33 pts
31Carteret County5.55-2.4 pts
32Cumberland County5.5+1.81 pts
33Transylvania County5.44-0.67 pts
34Richmond County5.27-3.83 pts
35Forsyth County5.25+0.91 pts
36Warren County5.21+5.45 pts
37Caldwell County5.18-2.42 pts
38Mitchell County5.16-1.92 pts
39Alexander County5.12+0.82 pts
39Johnston County5.12-0.94 pts
41Rockingham County5.08+0.53 pts
42Bertie County4.95+3.66 pts
42Sampson County4.95+3.71 pts
44Stokes County4.94+0.44 pts
45Wilson County4.88+2.3 pts
46Franklin County4.79-2.46 pts
47Cabarrus County4.78-2.82 pts
48Northampton County4.74+7.12 pts
49Mecklenburg County4.72-0.92 pts
50Pender County4.67-0.23 pts
51Rutherford County4.59-0.97 pts
52Macon County4.57-3.8 pts
53Randolph County4.56-0.11 pts
54Burke County4.51-2.66 pts
55Alamance County4.45-0.36 pts
56Cherokee County4.4-0.52 pts
57Guilford County4.34-0.53 pts
58Cleveland County4.29-4.38 pts
59Catawba County4.28-2.99 pts
59Union County4.28-2.72 pts
61Lee County4.26-2.15 pts
61Nash County4.26-0.78 pts
63McDowell County4.19-3.28 pts
64Pitt County4.17+0.57 pts
65Iredell County4.04-0.96 pts
66Davidson County4.01-0.73 pts
67Lincoln County3.83-3.43 pts
68Granville County3.75-1.64 pts
69Moore County3.72-1.34 pts
70Watauga County3.6-4.78 pts
71Ashe County3.39-1.96 pts
72Polk County3.32-3.23 pts
73Camden County3.25+1.5 pts
73Durham County3.25-3.01 pts
75Stanly County3.24-2.2 pts
76Wake County3.19-2.22 pts
77Wayne County3.08+0.56 pts
78Wilkes County3.05-2.34 pts
79Avery County2.9-2.79 pts
80Buncombe County2.87-1.38 pts
81Surry County2.83-0.26 pts
82Orange County2.76-2.15 pts
83Henderson County2.61-4.4 pts
83Vance County2.61-3.37 pts
85Davie County2.6-3.69 pts
86Onslow County2.59-6.37 pts
87Person County2.48-1.96 pts
88Madison County2.44-5.27 pts
89Chatham County2.38-3.91 pts
90Jones County1.75-1.68 pts
91Currituck County1.64-4.62 pts
92Craven County1.55-6.64 pts
93Halifax County1.52-4.31 pts
94Montgomery County0.96-12.58 pts
95Lenoir County0.41-2.67 pts
96Hertford County-3.52-7.49 pts
97Hyde County-3.77-6.43 pts
98Greene County-4.21-14.51 pts
99Gates County-8.77-25.93 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 19.12% in 2020, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Gates County, with -8.77% in 2020.

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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