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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 2019, at 351.51 index. Lenoir County had the lowest, at 154.25 index. The median was 207.78 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest351.51Buncombe County
Lowest154.25Lenoir County
Median207.7858 counties

All counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 351.51 index351.51Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 318.86 index318.86Carteret CountyCarteret County: 290.45 index290.45Pender CountyPender County: 282.35 index282.35New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 276.18 index276.18Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 273.04 index273.04Haywood CountyHaywood County: 270.88 index270.88Henderson CountyHenderson County: 270.08 index270.08Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 263.36 index263.36Dare CountyDare County: 259.01 index259.01Orange CountyOrange County: 258.06 index258.06Durham CountyDurham County: 250.6 index250.6Wake CountyWake County: 249.85 index249.85Union CountyUnion County: 240.48 index240.48Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 240.35 index240.35Chatham CountyChatham County: 240.18 index240.18Burke CountyBurke County: 226.37 index226.37Rowan CountyRowan County: 224.9 index224.9Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 223.9 index223.9Gaston CountyGaston County: 221.03 index221.03Stanly CountyStanly County: 220.92 index220.92Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 219.68 index219.68Harnett CountyHarnett County: 219.35 index219.35Moore CountyMoore County: 217.26 index217.26Iredell CountyIredell County: 216.05 index216.05Surry CountySurry County: 213 index213Johnston CountyJohnston County: 210.32 index210.32Onslow CountyOnslow County: 209.89 index209.89Franklin CountyFranklin County: 207.78 index207.78Granville CountyGranville County: 207.78 index207.78Lee CountyLee County: 205.92 index205.92Richmond CountyRichmond County: 205.27 index205.27Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 203.25 index203.25Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 201.83 index201.83Catawba CountyCatawba County: 200.16 index200.16Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 199.95 index199.95Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 199.44 index199.44Stokes CountyStokes County: 194.82 index194.82Davie CountyDavie County: 192.29 index192.29Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 191.11 index191.11Davidson CountyDavidson County: 188.81 index188.81Craven CountyCraven County: 187.32 index187.32Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 187.28 index187.28Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 186.9 index186.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 186.21 index186.21Hertford CountyHertford County: 185.58 index185.58Alamance CountyAlamance County: 184.57 index184.57Vance CountyVance County: 183.2 index183.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 178.73 index178.73Guilford CountyGuilford County: 177.89 index177.89Robeson CountyRobeson County: 177.37 index177.37Halifax CountyHalifax County: 176.23 index176.23Pitt CountyPitt County: 171.88 index171.88Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 170.6 index170.6Wilson CountyWilson County: 168.81 index168.81Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 161.2 index161.2Nash CountyNash County: 156.13 index156.13Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 154.25 index154.25
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
index		Change on 2018
1Buncombe County351.51+14.34
2Brunswick County318.86+23.01
3Carteret County290.45+21.39
4Pender County282.35+13.2
5New Hanover County276.18+16.79
6Transylvania County273.04+15.72
7Haywood County270.88+13.71
8Henderson County270.08+17.7
9Mecklenburg County263.36+14.06
10Dare County259.01+8
11Orange County258.06+12.08
12Durham County250.6+14.77
13Wake County249.85+12.83
14Union County240.48+15.73
15Lincoln County240.35+16.27
16Chatham County240.18+14.22
17Burke County226.37+15.16
18Rowan County224.9+10.61
19Cabarrus County223.9+15.82
20Gaston County221.03+16.03
21Stanly County220.92+11.39
22Rutherford County219.68+11.58
23Harnett County219.35+9.95
24Moore County217.26+10.46
25Iredell County216.05+10.29
26Surry County213+6.39
27Johnston County210.32+12.01
28Onslow County209.89+17.26
29Franklin County207.78+14.04
29Granville County207.78+10.63
31Lee County205.92+12.4
32Richmond County205.27+17.13
33Beaufort County203.25+3.56
34Rockingham County201.83+8.79
35Catawba County200.16+13.57
36Cleveland County199.95+15.94
37Pasquotank County199.44+9.95
38Stokes County194.82+8.4
39Davie County192.29+11.38
40Wilkes County191.11+9.77
41Davidson County188.81+8.55
42Craven County187.32+14.19
43Caldwell County187.28+13.23
44Forsyth County186.9+7.78
45Randolph County186.21+8.31
46Hertford County185.58+7.08
47Alamance County184.57+8.47
48Vance County183.2+10.35
49Wayne County178.73+4.4
50Guilford County177.89+8.27
51Robeson County177.37+0.56
52Halifax County176.23+9.7
53Pitt County171.88+5.98
54Cumberland County170.6+6.08
55Wilson County168.81+4.25
56Edgecombe County161.2+3.08
57Nash County156.13+7.5
58Lenoir County154.25+4.61

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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 351.51 index in 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Lenoir County, with 154.25 index in 2019.

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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