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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 2022, at 493 index. Lenoir County had the lowest, at 205.94 index. The median was 292.66 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest493Buncombe County
Lowest205.94Lenoir County
Median292.6658 counties

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 493 index493Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 487.89 index487.89Carteret CountyCarteret County: 418.87 index418.87Pender CountyPender County: 403.8 index403.8Haywood CountyHaywood County: 398.03 index398.03New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 397.82 index397.82Dare CountyDare County: 397.72 index397.72Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 392.4 index392.4Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 378.05 index378.05Henderson CountyHenderson County: 377.58 index377.58Wake CountyWake County: 362.93 index362.93Durham CountyDurham County: 359.83 index359.83Union CountyUnion County: 357.13 index357.13Orange CountyOrange County: 352.63 index352.63Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 344.72 index344.72Rowan CountyRowan County: 339.82 index339.82Chatham CountyChatham County: 338.17 index338.17Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 336.08 index336.08Gaston CountyGaston County: 333.41 index333.41Stanly CountyStanly County: 328.92 index328.92Harnett CountyHarnett County: 319.73 index319.73Burke CountyBurke County: 319.36 index319.36Iredell CountyIredell County: 317.14 index317.14Johnston CountyJohnston County: 315.24 index315.24Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 313.94 index313.94Moore CountyMoore County: 307.67 index307.67Franklin CountyFranklin County: 305.01 index305.01Lee CountyLee County: 296.22 index296.22Surry CountySurry County: 292.85 index292.85Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 292.46 index292.46Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 291.49 index291.49Onslow CountyOnslow County: 291.23 index291.23Granville CountyGranville County: 290.85 index290.85Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 287.98 index287.98Catawba CountyCatawba County: 284.37 index284.37Richmond CountyRichmond County: 281.88 index281.88Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 281.84 index281.84Stokes CountyStokes County: 277.48 index277.48Alamance CountyAlamance County: 268.72 index268.72Davidson CountyDavidson County: 268.72 index268.72Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 265.6 index265.6Davie CountyDavie County: 264.95 index264.95Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 263.22 index263.22Randolph CountyRandolph County: 261.83 index261.83Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 260.51 index260.51Craven CountyCraven County: 254.5 index254.5Guilford CountyGuilford County: 249.1 index249.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 247.94 index247.94Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 242.01 index242.01Hertford CountyHertford County: 240.95 index240.95Wilson CountyWilson County: 238.01 index238.01Pitt CountyPitt County: 237.74 index237.74Robeson CountyRobeson County: 236.08 index236.08Vance CountyVance County: 234.78 index234.78Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 224.48 index224.48Nash CountyNash County: 224.25 index224.25Halifax CountyHalifax County: 222.17 index222.17Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 205.94 index205.94
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index		Change on 2021
1Buncombe County493+83.95
2Brunswick County487.89+98.28
3Carteret County418.87+73.85
4Pender County403.8+66.4
5Haywood County398.03+66.56
6New Hanover County397.82+69.61
7Dare County397.72+76.43
8Transylvania County392.4+67.72
9Mecklenburg County378.05+64.82
10Henderson County377.58+63.24
11Wake County362.93+69.51
12Durham County359.83+67.22
13Union County357.13+67.69
14Orange County352.63+60.55
15Lincoln County344.72+61.15
16Rowan County339.82+64.55
17Chatham County338.17+65.86
18Cabarrus County336.08+65.81
19Gaston County333.41+61.78
20Stanly County328.92+64.67
21Harnett County319.73+64.24
22Burke County319.36+52.18
23Iredell County317.14+57.88
24Johnston County315.24+62.83
25Rutherford County313.94+51.54
26Moore County307.67+55.54
27Franklin County305.01+55.62
28Lee County296.22+57.5
29Surry County292.85+47.83
30Cleveland County292.46+52.5
31Beaufort County291.49+49.9
32Onslow County291.23+43.5
33Granville County290.85+51.23
34Rockingham County287.98+51.21
35Catawba County284.37+48.5
36Richmond County281.88+44.08
37Pasquotank County281.84+44.29
38Stokes County277.48+49.19
39Alamance County268.72+47.64
39Davidson County268.72+45.15
41Caldwell County265.6+45.45
42Davie County264.95+42.37
43Forsyth County263.22+41.66
44Randolph County261.83+42.03
45Wilkes County260.51+41.48
46Craven County254.5+40.91
47Guilford County249.1+40.47
48Wayne County247.94+40.64
49Cumberland County242.01+39.66
50Hertford County240.95+40.97
51Wilson County238.01+39.4
52Pitt County237.74+36.27
53Robeson County236.08+34.91
54Vance County234.78+24.07
55Edgecombe County224.48+32.26
56Nash County224.25+38.52
57Halifax County222.17+23.74
58Lenoir County205.94+28.48

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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 493 index in 2022, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Lenoir County, with 205.94 index in 2022.

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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