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

Greene County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2021, at 19.1%. Graham County had the lowest, at 2.48%. The median was 12.63%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest19.1Greene County
Lowest2.48Graham County
Median12.6399 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Greene CountyGreene County: 19.1 %19.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18.05 %18.05Yancey CountyYancey County: 17.65 %17.65Dare CountyDare County: 16.61 %16.61Watauga CountyWatauga County: 16.26 %16.26Stanly CountyStanly County: 15.86 %15.86Gaston CountyGaston County: 15.8 %15.8Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 15.48 %15.48Haywood CountyHaywood County: 15.43 %15.43Union CountyUnion County: 15.42 %15.42Iredell CountyIredell County: 15.34 %15.34Avery CountyAvery County: 15.32 %15.32Polk CountyPolk County: 15.28 %15.28Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 15.21 %15.21Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 15.07 %15.07Onslow CountyOnslow County: 15.05 %15.05Alamance CountyAlamance County: 14.68 %14.68Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 14.57 %14.57Franklin CountyFranklin County: 14.55 %14.55Rowan CountyRowan County: 14.41 %14.41Scotland CountyScotland County: 14.25 %14.25Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 14.2 %14.2Johnston CountyJohnston County: 14.17 %14.17Pender CountyPender County: 14.17 %14.17Nash CountyNash County: 14.1 %14.1Davidson CountyDavidson County: 13.84 %13.84Wake CountyWake County: 13.81 %13.81Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 13.62 %13.62Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 13.57 %13.57Alexander CountyAlexander County: 13.52 %13.52Henderson CountyHenderson County: 13.42 %13.42Clay CountyClay County: 13.33 %13.33Columbus CountyColumbus County: 13.3 %13.3Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 13.3 %13.3Madison CountyMadison County: 13.26 %13.26Warren CountyWarren County: 13.18 %13.18Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 13.13 %13.13Durham CountyDurham County: 13.09 %13.09Washington CountyWashington County: 13.05 %13.05Catawba CountyCatawba County: 12.99 %12.99
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Greene County19.1+23.31 pts
2Cherokee County18.05+13.65 pts
3Yancey County17.65+11.62 pts
4Dare County16.61+10.24 pts
5Watauga County16.26+12.66 pts
6Stanly County15.86+12.62 pts
7Gaston County15.8+9.68 pts
8Brunswick County15.48+9.67 pts
9Haywood County15.43+9.42 pts
10Union County15.42+11.14 pts
11Iredell County15.34+11.3 pts
12Avery County15.32+12.42 pts
13Polk County15.28+11.96 pts
14Cabarrus County15.21+10.43 pts
15Cleveland County15.07+10.78 pts
16Onslow County15.05+12.46 pts
17Alamance County14.68+10.23 pts
18Lenoir County14.57+14.16 pts
19Franklin County14.55+9.76 pts
20Rowan County14.41+7.43 pts
21Scotland County14.25+5.75 pts
22Rutherford County14.2+9.61 pts
23Johnston County14.17+9.05 pts
23Pender County14.17+9.5 pts
25Nash County14.1+9.84 pts
26Davidson County13.84+9.83 pts
27Wake County13.81+10.62 pts
28Lincoln County13.62+9.79 pts
29Mecklenburg County13.57+8.85 pts
30Alexander County13.52+8.4 pts
31Henderson County13.42+10.81 pts
32Clay County13.33+7.13 pts
33Columbus County13.3+7.05 pts
33Mitchell County13.3+8.14 pts
35Madison County13.26+10.82 pts
36Warren County13.18+7.97 pts
37Buncombe County13.13+10.26 pts
38Durham County13.09+9.84 pts
39Washington County13.05+6.37 pts
40Catawba County12.99+8.71 pts
41Burke County12.94+8.43 pts
41Currituck County12.94+11.3 pts
43Montgomery County12.93+11.97 pts
44Randolph County12.9+8.34 pts
45Northampton County12.87+8.13 pts
46Davie County12.82+10.22 pts
46Pasquotank County12.82+7.24 pts
48Jackson County12.79+6.19 pts
49Transylvania County12.78+7.34 pts
50Forsyth County12.63+7.38 pts
51McDowell County12.58+8.39 pts
52Carteret County12.54+6.99 pts
53New Hanover County12.53+6.92 pts
53Wayne County12.53+9.45 pts
55Pitt County12.52+8.35 pts
56Cumberland County12.42+6.92 pts
57Bertie County12.4+7.45 pts
57Guilford County12.4+8.06 pts
59Macon County12.32+7.75 pts
60Craven County12.28+10.73 pts
61Ashe County12.27+8.88 pts
62Wilson County12.18+7.3 pts
63Vance County12.08+9.47 pts
64Moore County11.89+8.17 pts
65Surry County11.87+9.04 pts
66Beaufort County11.81+5.5 pts
67Caldwell County11.76+6.58 pts
68Hertford County11.68+15.2 pts
69Stokes County11.67+6.73 pts
70Rockingham County11.64+6.56 pts
71Hyde County11.24+15.01 pts
72Wilkes County11.21+8.16 pts
73Lee County11.19+6.93 pts
74Granville County11.16+7.41 pts
75Pamlico County11.09+3.78 pts
76Gates County11.08+19.85 pts
77Halifax County10.91+9.39 pts
78Jones County10.76+9.01 pts
79Camden County10.75+7.5 pts
79Chatham County10.75+8.37 pts
81Duplin County10.66+2.48 pts
82Edgecombe County10.59+2.77 pts
83Yadkin County10.33+4.41 pts
84Harnett County10.32+4.74 pts
84Swain County10.32+3.64 pts
86Orange County10.14+7.38 pts
87Chowan County10.13+3.56 pts
88Person County10.12+7.64 pts
89Richmond County10.05+4.78 pts
90Perquimans County9.17-2.39 pts
91Caswell County8.98-0.92 pts
92Hoke County8.97+2.71 pts
93Sampson County8.9+3.95 pts
94Anson County8.61-0.23 pts
95Bladen County7.62+1.65 pts
96Alleghany County7.05-3.77 pts
97Robeson County6.9+0.8 pts
98Martin County6.78-2.79 pts
99Graham County2.48-16.64 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?

Greene County, with 19.1% in 2021, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Graham County, with 2.48% in 2021.

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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