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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 2020, at 361.58 index. Lenoir County had the lowest, at 154.88 index. The median was 216.08 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest361.58Buncombe County
Lowest154.88Lenoir County
Median216.0858 counties

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 361.58 index361.58Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 337.4 index337.4Carteret CountyCarteret County: 306.56 index306.56Pender CountyPender County: 295.53 index295.53New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 291.66 index291.66Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 287.89 index287.89Haywood CountyHaywood County: 287.17 index287.17Henderson CountyHenderson County: 277.14 index277.14Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 275.8 index275.8Dare CountyDare County: 275.52 index275.52Orange CountyOrange County: 265.19 index265.19Durham CountyDurham County: 258.74 index258.74Wake CountyWake County: 257.81 index257.81Union CountyUnion County: 250.76 index250.76Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 249.57 index249.57Chatham CountyChatham County: 245.89 index245.89Rowan CountyRowan County: 240.59 index240.59Burke CountyBurke County: 236.58 index236.58Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 234.59 index234.59Gaston CountyGaston County: 234.56 index234.56Harnett CountyHarnett County: 231.59 index231.59Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 229.77 index229.77Stanly CountyStanly County: 228.08 index228.08Moore CountyMoore County: 225.34 index225.34Iredell CountyIredell County: 224.77 index224.77Johnston CountyJohnston County: 221.07 index221.07Surry CountySurry County: 219.03 index219.03Franklin CountyFranklin County: 217.72 index217.72Richmond CountyRichmond County: 216.08 index216.08Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 216.07 index216.07Granville CountyGranville County: 215.56 index215.56Onslow CountyOnslow County: 215.32 index215.32Lee CountyLee County: 214.7 index214.7Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 212.09 index212.09Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 210.56 index210.56Catawba CountyCatawba County: 208.74 index208.74Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 208.53 index208.53Stokes CountyStokes County: 204.44 index204.44Davie CountyDavie County: 197.29 index197.29Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 196.99 index196.99Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 196.95 index196.95Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 196.71 index196.71Davidson CountyDavidson County: 196.38 index196.38Randolph CountyRandolph County: 194.69 index194.69Alamance CountyAlamance County: 192.77 index192.77Craven CountyCraven County: 190.22 index190.22Robeson CountyRobeson County: 188.19 index188.19Vance CountyVance County: 187.99 index187.99Guilford CountyGuilford County: 185.62 index185.62Wayne CountyWayne County: 184.23 index184.23Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 179.99 index179.99Hertford CountyHertford County: 179.06 index179.06Pitt CountyPitt County: 179.05 index179.05Halifax CountyHalifax County: 178.91 index178.91Wilson CountyWilson County: 177.04 index177.04Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 173.81 index173.81Nash CountyNash County: 162.78 index162.78Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 154.88 index154.88
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
index		Change on 2019
1Buncombe County361.58+10.07
2Brunswick County337.4+18.54
3Carteret County306.56+16.11
4Pender County295.53+13.18
5New Hanover County291.66+15.48
6Transylvania County287.89+14.85
7Haywood County287.17+16.29
8Henderson County277.14+7.06
9Mecklenburg County275.8+12.44
10Dare County275.52+16.51
11Orange County265.19+7.13
12Durham County258.74+8.14
13Wake County257.81+7.96
14Union County250.76+10.28
15Lincoln County249.57+9.22
16Chatham County245.89+5.71
17Rowan County240.59+15.69
18Burke County236.58+10.21
19Cabarrus County234.59+10.69
20Gaston County234.56+13.53
21Harnett County231.59+12.24
22Rutherford County229.77+10.09
23Stanly County228.08+7.16
24Moore County225.34+8.08
25Iredell County224.77+8.72
26Johnston County221.07+10.75
27Surry County219.03+6.03
28Franklin County217.72+9.94
29Richmond County216.08+10.81
30Beaufort County216.07+12.82
31Granville County215.56+7.78
32Onslow County215.32+5.43
33Lee County214.7+8.78
34Rockingham County212.09+10.26
35Pasquotank County210.56+11.12
36Catawba County208.74+8.58
37Cleveland County208.53+8.58
38Stokes County204.44+9.62
39Davie County197.29+5
40Caldwell County196.99+9.71
41Wilkes County196.95+5.84
42Forsyth County196.71+9.81
43Davidson County196.38+7.57
44Randolph County194.69+8.48
45Alamance County192.77+8.2
46Craven County190.22+2.9
47Robeson County188.19+10.82
48Vance County187.99+4.79
49Guilford County185.62+7.73
50Wayne County184.23+5.5
51Cumberland County179.99+9.39
52Hertford County179.06-6.52
53Pitt County179.05+7.17
54Halifax County178.91+2.68
55Wilson County177.04+8.23
56Edgecombe County173.81+12.61
57Nash County162.78+6.65
58Lenoir County154.88+0.63

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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 361.58 index in 2020, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Lenoir County, with 154.88 index in 2020.

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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