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Counties in North Carolina by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Buncombe County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 58 counties in 2014, at 254.44 index. Nash County had the lowest, at 136.23 index. The median was 167.68 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest254.44Buncombe County
Lowest136.23Nash County
Median167.6858 counties

All counties, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 254.44 index254.44Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 245.3 index245.3Carteret CountyCarteret County: 237.14 index237.14Pender CountyPender County: 224.91 index224.91Dare CountyDare County: 222.14 index222.14Haywood CountyHaywood County: 213.78 index213.78Orange CountyOrange County: 209.78 index209.78New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 208.91 index208.91Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 202.7 index202.7Henderson CountyHenderson County: 197.38 index197.38Chatham CountyChatham County: 191.21 index191.21Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 188.04 index188.04Wake CountyWake County: 187.44 index187.44Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 186.45 index186.45Surry CountySurry County: 184.84 index184.84Richmond CountyRichmond County: 184.81 index184.81Moore CountyMoore County: 183.96 index183.96Burke CountyBurke County: 181.78 index181.78Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 180.81 index180.81Harnett CountyHarnett County: 180.62 index180.62Onslow CountyOnslow County: 179.12 index179.12Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 176.82 index176.82Durham CountyDurham County: 176.81 index176.81Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 175.6 index175.6Union CountyUnion County: 175.59 index175.59Stanly CountyStanly County: 175.54 index175.54Rowan CountyRowan County: 175.42 index175.42Iredell CountyIredell County: 171.93 index171.93Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 168.59 index168.59Granville CountyGranville County: 166.77 index166.77Wayne CountyWayne County: 165.1 index165.1Robeson CountyRobeson County: 164.19 index164.19Lee CountyLee County: 162.42 index162.42Hertford CountyHertford County: 162.3 index162.3Craven CountyCraven County: 161.8 index161.8Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 161.65 index161.65Johnston CountyJohnston County: 160.99 index160.99Halifax CountyHalifax County: 160.88 index160.88Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 160.56 index160.56Stokes CountyStokes County: 160.31 index160.31Gaston CountyGaston County: 160.25 index160.25Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 160.05 index160.05Davie CountyDavie County: 160.03 index160.03Franklin CountyFranklin County: 159.38 index159.38Catawba CountyCatawba County: 158.86 index158.86Vance CountyVance County: 155.47 index155.47Randolph CountyRandolph County: 154.63 index154.63Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 154.03 index154.03Davidson CountyDavidson County: 153.74 index153.74Wilson CountyWilson County: 153.71 index153.71Pitt CountyPitt County: 152.9 index152.9Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 152.14 index152.14Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 149.6 index149.6Alamance CountyAlamance County: 149.55 index149.55Guilford CountyGuilford County: 146.54 index146.54Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 140.11 index140.11Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 139.9 index139.9Nash CountyNash County: 136.23 index136.23
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
index		Change on 2013
1Buncombe County254.44+14.55
2Brunswick County245.3+1.82
3Carteret County237.14-0.7
4Pender County224.91+7.17
5Dare County222.14+2.8
6Haywood County213.78+3.9
7Orange County209.78+4.87
8New Hanover County208.91+9.19
9Transylvania County202.7-1.41
10Henderson County197.38+6.66
11Chatham County191.21+2.92
12Lincoln County188.04+7.84
13Wake County187.44+9.11
14Beaufort County186.45-7.88
15Surry County184.84+0.88
16Richmond County184.81+1.52
17Moore County183.96+0.38
18Burke County181.78-1.38
19Mecklenburg County180.81+12.24
20Harnett County180.62+1.56
21Onslow County179.12-12.02
22Rockingham County176.82+0.54
23Durham County176.81+9.85
24Pasquotank County175.6-5.71
25Union County175.59+8.05
26Stanly County175.54+3.29
27Rowan County175.42+5.35
28Iredell County171.93+5.3
29Rutherford County168.59-2.67
30Granville County166.77+1.08
31Wayne County165.1-3.79
32Robeson County164.19-3.43
33Lee County162.42-1.61
34Hertford County162.3-15.88
35Craven County161.8+0.95
36Cabarrus County161.65+6.53
37Johnston County160.99+4.66
38Halifax County160.88+0.92
39Cumberland County160.56-2.69
40Stokes County160.31-0.73
41Gaston County160.25+5.12
42Wilkes County160.05-3.29
43Davie County160.03+0.27
44Franklin County159.38+3.64
45Catawba County158.86+1.18
46Vance County155.47-1.02
47Randolph County154.63-0.32
48Cleveland County154.03-3.89
49Davidson County153.74-1.6
50Wilson County153.71+0.25
51Pitt County152.9-0.11
52Forsyth County152.14-0.02
53Caldwell County149.6+0.58
54Alamance County149.55-1.49
55Guilford County146.54+1.58
56Lenoir County140.11-5.49
57Edgecombe County139.9-7.05
58Nash County136.23-1.08

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About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. 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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. 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 index, 1990 = 100?

Buncombe County, with 254.44 index in 2014, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Nash County, with 136.23 index in 2014.

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 price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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