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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 2021, at 409.05 index. Lenoir County had the lowest, at 177.46 index. The median was 243.31 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest409.05Buncombe County
Lowest177.46Lenoir County
Median243.3158 counties

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 409.05 index409.05Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 389.61 index389.61Carteret CountyCarteret County: 345.02 index345.02Pender CountyPender County: 337.4 index337.4Haywood CountyHaywood County: 331.47 index331.47New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 328.21 index328.21Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 324.68 index324.68Dare CountyDare County: 321.29 index321.29Henderson CountyHenderson County: 314.34 index314.34Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 313.23 index313.23Wake CountyWake County: 293.42 index293.42Durham CountyDurham County: 292.61 index292.61Orange CountyOrange County: 292.08 index292.08Union CountyUnion County: 289.44 index289.44Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 283.57 index283.57Rowan CountyRowan County: 275.27 index275.27Chatham CountyChatham County: 272.31 index272.31Gaston CountyGaston County: 271.63 index271.63Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 270.27 index270.27Burke CountyBurke County: 267.18 index267.18Stanly CountyStanly County: 264.25 index264.25Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 262.4 index262.4Iredell CountyIredell County: 259.26 index259.26Harnett CountyHarnett County: 255.49 index255.49Johnston CountyJohnston County: 252.41 index252.41Moore CountyMoore County: 252.13 index252.13Franklin CountyFranklin County: 249.39 index249.39Onslow CountyOnslow County: 247.73 index247.73Surry CountySurry County: 245.02 index245.02Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 241.59 index241.59Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 239.96 index239.96Granville CountyGranville County: 239.62 index239.62Lee CountyLee County: 238.72 index238.72Richmond CountyRichmond County: 237.8 index237.8Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 237.55 index237.55Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 236.77 index236.77Catawba CountyCatawba County: 235.87 index235.87Stokes CountyStokes County: 228.29 index228.29Davidson CountyDavidson County: 223.57 index223.57Davie CountyDavie County: 222.58 index222.58Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 221.56 index221.56Alamance CountyAlamance County: 221.08 index221.08Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 220.15 index220.15Randolph CountyRandolph County: 219.8 index219.8Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 219.03 index219.03Craven CountyCraven County: 213.59 index213.59Vance CountyVance County: 210.71 index210.71Guilford CountyGuilford County: 208.63 index208.63Wayne CountyWayne County: 207.3 index207.3Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 202.35 index202.35Pitt CountyPitt County: 201.47 index201.47Robeson CountyRobeson County: 201.17 index201.17Hertford CountyHertford County: 199.98 index199.98Wilson CountyWilson County: 198.61 index198.61Halifax CountyHalifax County: 198.43 index198.43Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 192.22 index192.22Nash CountyNash County: 185.73 index185.73Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 177.46 index177.46
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index		Change on 2020
1Buncombe County409.05+47.47
2Brunswick County389.61+52.21
3Carteret County345.02+38.46
4Pender County337.4+41.87
5Haywood County331.47+44.3
6New Hanover County328.21+36.55
7Transylvania County324.68+36.79
8Dare County321.29+45.77
9Henderson County314.34+37.2
10Mecklenburg County313.23+37.43
11Wake County293.42+35.61
12Durham County292.61+33.87
13Orange County292.08+26.89
14Union County289.44+38.68
15Lincoln County283.57+34
16Rowan County275.27+34.68
17Chatham County272.31+26.42
18Gaston County271.63+37.07
19Cabarrus County270.27+35.68
20Burke County267.18+30.6
21Stanly County264.25+36.17
22Rutherford County262.4+32.63
23Iredell County259.26+34.49
24Harnett County255.49+23.9
25Johnston County252.41+31.34
26Moore County252.13+26.79
27Franklin County249.39+31.67
28Onslow County247.73+32.41
29Surry County245.02+25.99
30Beaufort County241.59+25.52
31Cleveland County239.96+31.43
32Granville County239.62+24.06
33Lee County238.72+24.02
34Richmond County237.8+21.72
35Pasquotank County237.55+26.99
36Rockingham County236.77+24.68
37Catawba County235.87+27.13
38Stokes County228.29+23.85
39Davidson County223.57+27.19
40Davie County222.58+25.29
41Forsyth County221.56+24.85
42Alamance County221.08+28.31
43Caldwell County220.15+23.16
44Randolph County219.8+25.11
45Wilkes County219.03+22.08
46Craven County213.59+23.37
47Vance County210.71+22.72
48Guilford County208.63+23.01
49Wayne County207.3+23.07
50Cumberland County202.35+22.36
51Pitt County201.47+22.42
52Robeson County201.17+12.98
53Hertford County199.98+20.92
54Wilson County198.61+21.57
55Halifax County198.43+19.52
56Edgecombe County192.22+18.41
57Nash County185.73+22.95
58Lenoir County177.46+22.58

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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 409.05 index in 2021, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Lenoir County, with 177.46 index in 2021.

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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