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

Hyde County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 99 counties in 2022, at 33.91%. Washington County had the lowest, at 2.64%. The median was 20.49%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest33.91Hyde County
Median20.4999 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Hyde CountyHyde County: 33.91 %33.91Avery CountyAvery County: 32.01 %32.01Clay CountyClay County: 30.43 %30.43Swain CountySwain County: 30.24 %30.24Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 29.24 %29.24Graham CountyGraham County: 28.46 %28.46McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 26.19 %26.19Macon CountyMacon County: 25.96 %25.96Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 25.22 %25.22Harnett CountyHarnett County: 25.14 %25.14Johnston CountyJohnston County: 24.9 %24.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 24.59 %24.59Stanly CountyStanly County: 24.47 %24.47Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 24.35 %24.35Chatham CountyChatham County: 24.19 %24.19Lee CountyLee County: 24.08 %24.08Dare CountyDare County: 23.79 %23.79Wake CountyWake County: 23.69 %23.69Rowan CountyRowan County: 23.45 %23.45Watauga CountyWatauga County: 23.44 %23.44Union CountyUnion County: 23.39 %23.39Chowan CountyChowan County: 23.01 %23.01Ashe CountyAshe County: 22.98 %22.98Durham CountyDurham County: 22.97 %22.97Gaston CountyGaston County: 22.74 %22.74Iredell CountyIredell County: 22.32 %22.32Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.3 %22.3Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 22.17 %22.17Anson CountyAnson County: 22.09 %22.09Moore CountyMoore County: 22.03 %22.03Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 21.88 %21.88Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 21.63 %21.63Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 21.56 %21.56Alamance CountyAlamance County: 21.55 %21.55Stokes CountyStokes County: 21.54 %21.54Carteret CountyCarteret County: 21.41 %21.41Granville CountyGranville County: 21.38 %21.38Jackson CountyJackson County: 21.25 %21.25New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 21.21 %21.21Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 20.86 %20.86
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hyde County33.91+22.67 pts
2Avery County32.01+16.69 pts
3Clay County30.43+17.1 pts
4Swain County30.24+19.92 pts
5Mitchell County29.24+15.94 pts
6Graham County28.46+25.98 pts
7McDowell County26.19+13.61 pts
8Macon County25.96+13.64 pts
9Brunswick County25.22+9.74 pts
10Harnett County25.14+14.82 pts
11Johnston County24.9+10.73 pts
12Cherokee County24.59+6.54 pts
13Stanly County24.47+8.61 pts
14Cabarrus County24.35+9.14 pts
15Chatham County24.19+13.44 pts
16Lee County24.08+12.89 pts
17Dare County23.79+7.18 pts
18Wake County23.69+9.88 pts
19Rowan County23.45+9.04 pts
20Watauga County23.44+7.18 pts
21Union County23.39+7.97 pts
22Chowan County23.01+12.88 pts
23Ashe County22.98+10.71 pts
24Durham County22.97+9.88 pts
25Gaston County22.74+6.94 pts
26Iredell County22.32+6.98 pts
27Franklin County22.3+7.75 pts
28Alleghany County22.17+15.12 pts
29Anson County22.09+13.48 pts
30Moore County22.03+10.14 pts
31Cleveland County21.88+6.81 pts
32Rockingham County21.63+9.99 pts
33Lincoln County21.56+7.94 pts
34Alamance County21.55+6.87 pts
35Stokes County21.54+9.87 pts
36Carteret County21.41+8.87 pts
37Granville County21.38+10.22 pts
38Jackson County21.25+8.46 pts
39New Hanover County21.21+8.68 pts
40Transylvania County20.86+8.08 pts
41Nash County20.74+6.64 pts
42Orange County20.73+10.59 pts
42Yadkin County20.73+10.4 pts
44Mecklenburg County20.7+7.13 pts
45Beaufort County20.65+8.84 pts
46Caldwell County20.64+8.88 pts
47Alexander County20.57+7.05 pts
47Catawba County20.57+7.58 pts
49Buncombe County20.52+7.39 pts
50Hertford County20.49+8.81 pts
51Davidson County20.19+6.35 pts
52Henderson County20.12+6.7 pts
53Montgomery County20.09+7.16 pts
54Haywood County20.08+4.65 pts
55Wilson County19.84+7.66 pts
56Pender County19.68+5.51 pts
56Warren County19.68+6.5 pts
58Rutherford County19.64+5.44 pts
59Cumberland County19.6+7.18 pts
59Wayne County19.6+7.07 pts
61Burke County19.53+6.59 pts
62Surry County19.52+7.65 pts
63Guilford County19.4+7 pts
64Craven County19.15+6.87 pts
65Randolph County19.12+6.22 pts
66Davie County19.03+6.21 pts
67Wilkes County18.94+7.73 pts
68Forsyth County18.8+6.17 pts
68Greene County18.8-0.3 pts
70Pasquotank County18.64+5.82 pts
71Person County18.62+8.5 pts
72Richmond County18.54+8.49 pts
73Madison County18.36+5.1 pts
74Pitt County18+5.48 pts
75Polk County17.93+2.65 pts
76Yancey County17.91+0.26 pts
77Onslow County17.56+2.51 pts
78Currituck County17.4+4.46 pts
79Robeson County17.35+10.45 pts
80Columbus County16.78+3.48 pts
80Edgecombe County16.78+6.19 pts
82Camden County16.76+6.01 pts
83Lenoir County16.05+1.48 pts
84Scotland County15.92+1.67 pts
85Pamlico County15.9+4.81 pts
86Bertie County15.84+3.44 pts
87Northampton County14.8+1.93 pts
88Jones County14.45+3.69 pts
89Sampson County14.38+5.48 pts
90Hoke County14.08+5.11 pts
91Perquimans County13.71+4.54 pts
92Bladen County12.84+5.22 pts
93Halifax County11.96+1.05 pts
94Vance County11.42-0.66 pts
95Duplin County10.25-0.41 pts
96Caswell County10.1+1.12 pts
97Martin County9.53+2.75 pts
98Gates County7.64-3.44 pts
99Washington County2.64-10.41 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?

Hyde County, with 33.91% in 2022, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Washington County, with 2.64% in 2022.

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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