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.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 (%) | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene County | 19.1 | +23.31 pts |
| 2 | Cherokee County | 18.05 | +13.65 pts |
| 3 | Yancey County | 17.65 | +11.62 pts |
| 4 | Dare County | 16.61 | +10.24 pts |
| 5 | Watauga County | 16.26 | +12.66 pts |
| 6 | Stanly County | 15.86 | +12.62 pts |
| 7 | Gaston County | 15.8 | +9.68 pts |
| 8 | Brunswick County | 15.48 | +9.67 pts |
| 9 | Haywood County | 15.43 | +9.42 pts |
| 10 | Union County | 15.42 | +11.14 pts |
| 11 | Iredell County | 15.34 | +11.3 pts |
| 12 | Avery County | 15.32 | +12.42 pts |
| 13 | Polk County | 15.28 | +11.96 pts |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 15.21 | +10.43 pts |
| 15 | Cleveland County | 15.07 | +10.78 pts |
| 16 | Onslow County | 15.05 | +12.46 pts |
| 17 | Alamance County | 14.68 | +10.23 pts |
| 18 | Lenoir County | 14.57 | +14.16 pts |
| 19 | Franklin County | 14.55 | +9.76 pts |
| 20 | Rowan County | 14.41 | +7.43 pts |
| 21 | Scotland County | 14.25 | +5.75 pts |
| 22 | Rutherford County | 14.2 | +9.61 pts |
| 23 | Johnston County | 14.17 | +9.05 pts |
| 23 | Pender County | 14.17 | +9.5 pts |
| 25 | Nash County | 14.1 | +9.84 pts |
| 26 | Davidson County | 13.84 | +9.83 pts |
| 27 | Wake County | 13.81 | +10.62 pts |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 13.62 | +9.79 pts |
| 29 | Mecklenburg County | 13.57 | +8.85 pts |
| 30 | Alexander County | 13.52 | +8.4 pts |
| 31 | Henderson County | 13.42 | +10.81 pts |
| 32 | Clay County | 13.33 | +7.13 pts |
| 33 | Columbus County | 13.3 | +7.05 pts |
| 33 | Mitchell County | 13.3 | +8.14 pts |
| 35 | Madison County | 13.26 | +10.82 pts |
| 36 | Warren County | 13.18 | +7.97 pts |
| 37 | Buncombe County | 13.13 | +10.26 pts |
| 38 | Durham County | 13.09 | +9.84 pts |
| 39 | Washington County | 13.05 | +6.37 pts |
| 40 | Catawba County | 12.99 | +8.71 pts |
| 41 | Burke County | 12.94 | +8.43 pts |
| 41 | Currituck County | 12.94 | +11.3 pts |
| 43 | Montgomery County | 12.93 | +11.97 pts |
| 44 | Randolph County | 12.9 | +8.34 pts |
| 45 | Northampton County | 12.87 | +8.13 pts |
| 46 | Davie County | 12.82 | +10.22 pts |
| 46 | Pasquotank County | 12.82 | +7.24 pts |
| 48 | Jackson County | 12.79 | +6.19 pts |
| 49 | Transylvania County | 12.78 | +7.34 pts |
| 50 | Forsyth County | 12.63 | +7.38 pts |
| 51 | McDowell County | 12.58 | +8.39 pts |
| 52 | Carteret County | 12.54 | +6.99 pts |
| 53 | New Hanover County | 12.53 | +6.92 pts |
| 53 | Wayne County | 12.53 | +9.45 pts |
| 55 | Pitt County | 12.52 | +8.35 pts |
| 56 | Cumberland County | 12.42 | +6.92 pts |
| 57 | Bertie County | 12.4 | +7.45 pts |
| 57 | Guilford County | 12.4 | +8.06 pts |
| 59 | Macon County | 12.32 | +7.75 pts |
| 60 | Craven County | 12.28 | +10.73 pts |
| 61 | Ashe County | 12.27 | +8.88 pts |
| 62 | Wilson County | 12.18 | +7.3 pts |
| 63 | Vance County | 12.08 | +9.47 pts |
| 64 | Moore County | 11.89 | +8.17 pts |
| 65 | Surry County | 11.87 | +9.04 pts |
| 66 | Beaufort County | 11.81 | +5.5 pts |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 11.76 | +6.58 pts |
| 68 | Hertford County | 11.68 | +15.2 pts |
| 69 | Stokes County | 11.67 | +6.73 pts |
| 70 | Rockingham County | 11.64 | +6.56 pts |
| 71 | Hyde County | 11.24 | +15.01 pts |
| 72 | Wilkes County | 11.21 | +8.16 pts |
| 73 | Lee County | 11.19 | +6.93 pts |
| 74 | Granville County | 11.16 | +7.41 pts |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 11.09 | +3.78 pts |
| 76 | Gates County | 11.08 | +19.85 pts |
| 77 | Halifax County | 10.91 | +9.39 pts |
| 78 | Jones County | 10.76 | +9.01 pts |
| 79 | Camden County | 10.75 | +7.5 pts |
| 79 | Chatham County | 10.75 | +8.37 pts |
| 81 | Duplin County | 10.66 | +2.48 pts |
| 82 | Edgecombe County | 10.59 | +2.77 pts |
| 83 | Yadkin County | 10.33 | +4.41 pts |
| 84 | Harnett County | 10.32 | +4.74 pts |
| 84 | Swain County | 10.32 | +3.64 pts |
| 86 | Orange County | 10.14 | +7.38 pts |
| 87 | Chowan County | 10.13 | +3.56 pts |
| 88 | Person County | 10.12 | +7.64 pts |
| 89 | Richmond County | 10.05 | +4.78 pts |
| 90 | Perquimans County | 9.17 | -2.39 pts |
| 91 | Caswell County | 8.98 | -0.92 pts |
| 92 | Hoke County | 8.97 | +2.71 pts |
| 93 | Sampson County | 8.9 | +3.95 pts |
| 94 | Anson County | 8.61 | -0.23 pts |
| 95 | Bladen County | 7.62 | +1.65 pts |
| 96 | Alleghany County | 7.05 | -3.77 pts |
| 97 | Robeson County | 6.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 98 | Martin County | 6.78 | -2.79 pts |
| 99 | Graham County | 2.48 | -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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