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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 2015, at 270.81 index. Nash County had the lowest, at 136.47 index. The median was 175.24 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest270.81Buncombe County
Lowest136.47Nash County
Median175.2458 counties

All counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 270.81 index270.81Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 253.27 index253.27Carteret CountyCarteret County: 245.21 index245.21Pender CountyPender County: 227.73 index227.73Dare CountyDare County: 225.33 index225.33Haywood CountyHaywood County: 218.32 index218.32New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 217.58 index217.58Orange CountyOrange County: 216.3 index216.3Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 214.77 index214.77Henderson CountyHenderson County: 207.2 index207.2Chatham CountyChatham County: 199.67 index199.67Wake CountyWake County: 195.86 index195.86Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 195.1 index195.1Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 192.68 index192.68Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 189.14 index189.14Moore CountyMoore County: 187.92 index187.92Surry CountySurry County: 187.91 index187.91Harnett CountyHarnett County: 186.46 index186.46Union CountyUnion County: 185.57 index185.57Burke CountyBurke County: 185.49 index185.49Durham CountyDurham County: 184.06 index184.06Richmond CountyRichmond County: 181.03 index181.03Stanly CountyStanly County: 180.95 index180.95Rowan CountyRowan County: 180.94 index180.94Iredell CountyIredell County: 179.81 index179.81Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 179.3 index179.3Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 179.16 index179.16Hertford CountyHertford County: 177.62 index177.62Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 175.93 index175.93Onslow CountyOnslow County: 174.54 index174.54Lee CountyLee County: 173.04 index173.04Granville CountyGranville County: 171.81 index171.81Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 171.29 index171.29Robeson CountyRobeson County: 170.67 index170.67Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 168.33 index168.33Johnston CountyJohnston County: 167.26 index167.26Wayne CountyWayne County: 166.79 index166.79Gaston CountyGaston County: 166.42 index166.42Davie CountyDavie County: 166.15 index166.15Stokes CountyStokes County: 165.41 index165.41Franklin CountyFranklin County: 163.47 index163.47Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 162.96 index162.96Catawba CountyCatawba County: 161.84 index161.84Davidson CountyDavidson County: 160.76 index160.76Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 160.74 index160.74Craven CountyCraven County: 160.39 index160.39Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 158.82 index158.82Halifax CountyHalifax County: 158.79 index158.79Randolph CountyRandolph County: 156.84 index156.84Vance CountyVance County: 155.65 index155.65Alamance CountyAlamance County: 155.21 index155.21Wilson CountyWilson County: 154.67 index154.67Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 153.81 index153.81Pitt CountyPitt County: 153.2 index153.2Guilford CountyGuilford County: 150.27 index150.27Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 150.01 index150.01Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 141.43 index141.43Nash CountyNash County: 136.47 index136.47
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
index		Change on 2014
1Buncombe County270.81+16.37
2Brunswick County253.27+7.97
3Carteret County245.21+8.07
4Pender County227.73+2.82
5Dare County225.33+3.19
6Haywood County218.32+4.54
7New Hanover County217.58+8.67
8Orange County216.3+6.52
9Transylvania County214.77+12.07
10Henderson County207.2+9.82
11Chatham County199.67+8.46
12Wake County195.86+8.42
13Lincoln County195.1+7.06
14Mecklenburg County192.68+11.87
15Beaufort County189.14+2.69
16Moore County187.92+3.96
17Surry County187.91+3.07
18Harnett County186.46+5.84
19Union County185.57+9.98
20Burke County185.49+3.71
21Durham County184.06+7.25
22Richmond County181.03-3.78
23Stanly County180.95+5.41
24Rowan County180.94+5.52
25Iredell County179.81+7.88
26Rutherford County179.3+10.71
27Rockingham County179.16+2.34
28Hertford County177.62+15.32
29Pasquotank County175.93+0.33
30Onslow County174.54-4.58
31Lee County173.04+10.62
32Granville County171.81+5.04
33Cabarrus County171.29+9.64
34Robeson County170.67+6.48
35Wilkes County168.33+8.28
36Johnston County167.26+6.27
37Wayne County166.79+1.69
38Gaston County166.42+6.17
39Davie County166.15+6.12
40Stokes County165.41+5.1
41Franklin County163.47+4.09
42Cleveland County162.96+8.93
43Catawba County161.84+2.98
44Davidson County160.76+7.02
45Cumberland County160.74+0.18
46Craven County160.39-1.41
47Forsyth County158.82+6.68
48Halifax County158.79-2.09
49Randolph County156.84+2.21
50Vance County155.65+0.18
51Alamance County155.21+5.66
52Wilson County154.67+0.96
53Caldwell County153.81+4.21
54Pitt County153.2+0.3
55Guilford County150.27+3.73
56Edgecombe County150.01+10.11
57Lenoir County141.43+1.32
58Nash County136.47+0.24

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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 270.81 index in 2015, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Nash County, with 136.47 index in 2015.

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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