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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 2017, at 314.84 index. Nash County had the lowest, at 143.68 index. The median was 186.86 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest314.84Buncombe County
Lowest143.68Nash County
Median186.8658 counties

All counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 314.84 index314.84Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 275.28 index275.28Carteret CountyCarteret County: 255.97 index255.97Pender CountyPender County: 252.67 index252.67New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 244.75 index244.75Haywood CountyHaywood County: 243.94 index243.94Dare CountyDare County: 242.64 index242.64Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 238.64 index238.64Henderson CountyHenderson County: 236.83 index236.83Orange CountyOrange County: 234.52 index234.52Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 228.28 index228.28Wake CountyWake County: 223.39 index223.39Chatham CountyChatham County: 217.41 index217.41Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 214.88 index214.88Durham CountyDurham County: 214.45 index214.45Union CountyUnion County: 209.91 index209.91Harnett CountyHarnett County: 199.22 index199.22Rowan CountyRowan County: 199.12 index199.12Moore CountyMoore County: 198.17 index198.17Burke CountyBurke County: 197.09 index197.09Surry CountySurry County: 197.01 index197.01Stanly CountyStanly County: 196.88 index196.88Iredell CountyIredell County: 194.77 index194.77Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 193.51 index193.51Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 192.94 index192.94Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 192.23 index192.23Richmond CountyRichmond County: 192.04 index192.04Granville CountyGranville County: 187.73 index187.73Gaston CountyGaston County: 187.65 index187.65Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 186.06 index186.06Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 185.88 index185.88Johnston CountyJohnston County: 184.93 index184.93Franklin CountyFranklin County: 183.5 index183.5Onslow CountyOnslow County: 183.36 index183.36Hertford CountyHertford County: 182.88 index182.88Lee CountyLee County: 178.53 index178.53Catawba CountyCatawba County: 176.25 index176.25Stokes CountyStokes County: 176.03 index176.03Davie CountyDavie County: 174.38 index174.38Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 173.58 index173.58Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 173.23 index173.23Davidson CountyDavidson County: 170.47 index170.47Wayne CountyWayne County: 169.76 index169.76Randolph CountyRandolph County: 169.39 index169.39Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 168.81 index168.81Robeson CountyRobeson County: 168.21 index168.21Craven CountyCraven County: 166.97 index166.97Halifax CountyHalifax County: 166.14 index166.14Alamance CountyAlamance County: 166.01 index166.01Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 163.35 index163.35Vance CountyVance County: 162.25 index162.25Guilford CountyGuilford County: 160.88 index160.88Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 159.86 index159.86Pitt CountyPitt County: 159.44 index159.44Wilson CountyWilson County: 155 index155Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 154.94 index154.94Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 145.67 index145.67Nash CountyNash County: 143.68 index143.68
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
index		Change on 2016
1Buncombe County314.84+21.48
2Brunswick County275.28+14.43
3Carteret County255.97+6.71
4Pender County252.67+11.83
5New Hanover County244.75+16.37
6Haywood County243.94+19.46
7Dare County242.64+8.52
8Transylvania County238.64+8.9
9Henderson County236.83+16.83
10Orange County234.52+11.85
11Mecklenburg County228.28+18.84
12Wake County223.39+14.69
13Chatham County217.41+13.14
14Lincoln County214.88+13.26
15Durham County214.45+17.96
16Union County209.91+12.67
17Harnett County199.22+7.06
18Rowan County199.12+9.61
19Moore County198.17+3.45
20Burke County197.09+10.88
21Surry County197.01+1.02
22Stanly County196.88+12.44
23Iredell County194.77+7.67
24Beaufort County193.51-4.04
25Cabarrus County192.94+13.15
26Rutherford County192.23+7.83
27Richmond County192.04+10.23
28Granville County187.73+11.88
29Gaston County187.65+12.93
30Pasquotank County186.06+7.4
31Rockingham County185.88+5.88
32Johnston County184.93+11.34
33Franklin County183.5+13.25
34Onslow County183.36+3.05
35Hertford County182.88+16.29
36Lee County178.53+6.98
37Catawba County176.25+8.34
38Stokes County176.03+9.89
39Davie County174.38+5.5
40Wilkes County173.58+5.37
41Cleveland County173.23+8.53
42Davidson County170.47+6.63
43Wayne County169.76-1.55
44Randolph County169.39+6.55
45Forsyth County168.81+6.46
46Robeson County168.21-0.96
47Craven County166.97+1.9
48Halifax County166.14+5.76
49Alamance County166.01+6.11
50Caldwell County163.35+3.82
51Vance County162.25+2.57
52Guilford County160.88+5.68
53Cumberland County159.86-1.59
54Pitt County159.44+4.61
55Wilson County155+1.25
56Edgecombe County154.94+5.87
57Lenoir County145.67+4.63
58Nash County143.68+4.07

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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 314.84 index in 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Nash County, with 143.68 index in 2017.

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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