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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 2018, at 337.17 index. Nash County had the lowest, at 148.63 index. The median was 195.45 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest337.17Buncombe County
Lowest148.63Nash County
Median195.4558 counties

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 337.17 index337.17Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 295.85 index295.85Pender CountyPender County: 269.15 index269.15Carteret CountyCarteret County: 269.06 index269.06New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 259.39 index259.39Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 257.32 index257.32Haywood CountyHaywood County: 257.17 index257.17Henderson CountyHenderson County: 252.38 index252.38Dare CountyDare County: 251.01 index251.01Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 249.3 index249.3Orange CountyOrange County: 245.98 index245.98Wake CountyWake County: 237.02 index237.02Durham CountyDurham County: 235.83 index235.83Chatham CountyChatham County: 225.96 index225.96Union CountyUnion County: 224.75 index224.75Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 224.08 index224.08Rowan CountyRowan County: 214.29 index214.29Burke CountyBurke County: 211.21 index211.21Stanly CountyStanly County: 209.53 index209.53Harnett CountyHarnett County: 209.4 index209.4Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 208.1 index208.1Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 208.08 index208.08Moore CountyMoore County: 206.8 index206.8Surry CountySurry County: 206.61 index206.61Iredell CountyIredell County: 205.76 index205.76Gaston CountyGaston County: 205 index205Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 199.69 index199.69Johnston CountyJohnston County: 198.31 index198.31Granville CountyGranville County: 197.15 index197.15Franklin CountyFranklin County: 193.74 index193.74Lee CountyLee County: 193.52 index193.52Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 193.04 index193.04Onslow CountyOnslow County: 192.63 index192.63Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 189.49 index189.49Richmond CountyRichmond County: 188.14 index188.14Catawba CountyCatawba County: 186.59 index186.59Stokes CountyStokes County: 186.42 index186.42Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 184.01 index184.01Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 181.34 index181.34Davie CountyDavie County: 180.91 index180.91Davidson CountyDavidson County: 180.26 index180.26Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 179.12 index179.12Hertford CountyHertford County: 178.5 index178.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 177.9 index177.9Robeson CountyRobeson County: 176.81 index176.81Alamance CountyAlamance County: 176.1 index176.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 174.33 index174.33Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 174.05 index174.05Craven CountyCraven County: 173.13 index173.13Vance CountyVance County: 172.85 index172.85Guilford CountyGuilford County: 169.62 index169.62Halifax CountyHalifax County: 166.53 index166.53Pitt CountyPitt County: 165.9 index165.9Wilson CountyWilson County: 164.56 index164.56Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 164.52 index164.52Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 158.12 index158.12Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 149.64 index149.64Nash CountyNash County: 148.63 index148.63
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
index		Change on 2017
1Buncombe County337.17+22.33
2Brunswick County295.85+20.57
3Pender County269.15+16.48
4Carteret County269.06+13.09
5New Hanover County259.39+14.64
6Transylvania County257.32+18.68
7Haywood County257.17+13.23
8Henderson County252.38+15.55
9Dare County251.01+8.37
10Mecklenburg County249.3+21.02
11Orange County245.98+11.46
12Wake County237.02+13.63
13Durham County235.83+21.38
14Chatham County225.96+8.55
15Union County224.75+14.84
16Lincoln County224.08+9.2
17Rowan County214.29+15.17
18Burke County211.21+14.12
19Stanly County209.53+12.65
20Harnett County209.4+10.18
21Rutherford County208.1+15.87
22Cabarrus County208.08+15.14
23Moore County206.8+8.63
24Surry County206.61+9.6
25Iredell County205.76+10.99
26Gaston County205+17.35
27Beaufort County199.69+6.18
28Johnston County198.31+13.38
29Granville County197.15+9.42
30Franklin County193.74+10.24
31Lee County193.52+14.99
32Rockingham County193.04+7.16
33Onslow County192.63+9.27
34Pasquotank County189.49+3.43
35Richmond County188.14-3.9
36Catawba County186.59+10.34
37Stokes County186.42+10.39
38Cleveland County184.01+10.78
39Wilkes County181.34+7.76
40Davie County180.91+6.53
41Davidson County180.26+9.79
42Forsyth County179.12+10.31
43Hertford County178.5-4.38
44Randolph County177.9+8.51
45Robeson County176.81+8.6
46Alamance County176.1+10.09
47Wayne County174.33+4.57
48Caldwell County174.05+10.7
49Craven County173.13+6.16
50Vance County172.85+10.6
51Guilford County169.62+8.74
52Halifax County166.53+0.39
53Pitt County165.9+6.46
54Wilson County164.56+9.56
55Cumberland County164.52+4.66
56Edgecombe County158.12+3.18
57Lenoir County149.64+3.97
58Nash County148.63+4.95

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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 337.17 index in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Nash County, with 148.63 index in 2018.

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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