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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 2016, at 293.36 index. Nash County had the lowest, at 139.61 index. The median was 179.23 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest293.36Buncombe County
Lowest139.61Nash County
Median179.2358 counties

All counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 293.36 index293.36Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 260.85 index260.85Carteret CountyCarteret County: 249.26 index249.26Pender CountyPender County: 240.84 index240.84Dare CountyDare County: 234.12 index234.12Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 229.74 index229.74New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 228.38 index228.38Haywood CountyHaywood County: 224.48 index224.48Orange CountyOrange County: 222.67 index222.67Henderson CountyHenderson County: 220 index220Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 209.44 index209.44Wake CountyWake County: 208.7 index208.7Chatham CountyChatham County: 204.27 index204.27Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 201.62 index201.62Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 197.55 index197.55Union CountyUnion County: 197.24 index197.24Durham CountyDurham County: 196.49 index196.49Surry CountySurry County: 195.99 index195.99Moore CountyMoore County: 194.72 index194.72Harnett CountyHarnett County: 192.16 index192.16Rowan CountyRowan County: 189.51 index189.51Iredell CountyIredell County: 187.1 index187.1Burke CountyBurke County: 186.21 index186.21Stanly CountyStanly County: 184.44 index184.44Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 184.4 index184.4Richmond CountyRichmond County: 181.81 index181.81Onslow CountyOnslow County: 180.31 index180.31Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 180 index180Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 179.79 index179.79Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 178.66 index178.66Granville CountyGranville County: 175.85 index175.85Gaston CountyGaston County: 174.72 index174.72Johnston CountyJohnston County: 173.59 index173.59Lee CountyLee County: 171.55 index171.55Wayne CountyWayne County: 171.31 index171.31Franklin CountyFranklin County: 170.25 index170.25Robeson CountyRobeson County: 169.17 index169.17Davie CountyDavie County: 168.88 index168.88Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 168.21 index168.21Catawba CountyCatawba County: 167.91 index167.91Hertford CountyHertford County: 166.59 index166.59Stokes CountyStokes County: 166.14 index166.14Craven CountyCraven County: 165.07 index165.07Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 164.7 index164.7Davidson CountyDavidson County: 163.84 index163.84Randolph CountyRandolph County: 162.84 index162.84Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 162.35 index162.35Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 161.45 index161.45Halifax CountyHalifax County: 160.38 index160.38Alamance CountyAlamance County: 159.9 index159.9Vance CountyVance County: 159.68 index159.68Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 159.53 index159.53Guilford CountyGuilford County: 155.2 index155.2Pitt CountyPitt County: 154.83 index154.83Wilson CountyWilson County: 153.75 index153.75Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 149.07 index149.07Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 141.04 index141.04Nash CountyNash County: 139.61 index139.61
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
index		Change on 2015
1Buncombe County293.36+22.55
2Brunswick County260.85+7.58
3Carteret County249.26+4.05
4Pender County240.84+13.11
5Dare County234.12+8.79
6Transylvania County229.74+14.97
7New Hanover County228.38+10.8
8Haywood County224.48+6.16
9Orange County222.67+6.37
10Henderson County220+12.8
11Mecklenburg County209.44+16.76
12Wake County208.7+12.84
13Chatham County204.27+4.6
14Lincoln County201.62+6.52
15Beaufort County197.55+8.41
16Union County197.24+11.67
17Durham County196.49+12.43
18Surry County195.99+8.08
19Moore County194.72+6.8
20Harnett County192.16+5.7
21Rowan County189.51+8.57
22Iredell County187.1+7.29
23Burke County186.21+0.72
24Stanly County184.44+3.49
25Rutherford County184.4+5.1
26Richmond County181.81+0.78
27Onslow County180.31+5.77
28Rockingham County180+0.84
29Cabarrus County179.79+8.5
30Pasquotank County178.66+2.73
31Granville County175.85+4.04
32Gaston County174.72+8.3
33Johnston County173.59+6.33
34Lee County171.55-1.49
35Wayne County171.31+4.52
36Franklin County170.25+6.78
37Robeson County169.17-1.5
38Davie County168.88+2.73
39Wilkes County168.21-0.12
40Catawba County167.91+6.07
41Hertford County166.59-11.03
42Stokes County166.14+0.73
43Craven County165.07+4.68
44Cleveland County164.7+1.74
45Davidson County163.84+3.08
46Randolph County162.84+6
47Forsyth County162.35+3.53
48Cumberland County161.45+0.71
49Halifax County160.38+1.59
50Alamance County159.9+4.69
51Vance County159.68+4.03
52Caldwell County159.53+5.72
53Guilford County155.2+4.93
54Pitt County154.83+1.63
55Wilson County153.75-0.92
56Edgecombe County149.07-0.94
57Lenoir County141.04-0.39
58Nash County139.61+3.14

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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 293.36 index in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Nash County, with 139.61 index in 2016.

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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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