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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 2023, at 537.76 index. Lenoir County had the lowest, at 237.86 index. The median was 329.82 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest537.76Buncombe County
Lowest237.86Lenoir County
Median329.8258 counties

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 537.76 index537.76Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 535.27 index535.27Carteret CountyCarteret County: 469.04 index469.04New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 452.14 index452.14Pender CountyPender County: 446.92 index446.92Dare CountyDare County: 440.45 index440.45Haywood CountyHaywood County: 437.44 index437.44Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 421.9 index421.9Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 411.2 index411.2Henderson CountyHenderson County: 407.18 index407.18Orange CountyOrange County: 390.54 index390.54Union CountyUnion County: 385.5 index385.5Durham CountyDurham County: 384.8 index384.8Wake CountyWake County: 383.24 index383.24Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 370.96 index370.96Rowan CountyRowan County: 367.94 index367.94Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 361.24 index361.24Chatham CountyChatham County: 361.09 index361.09Burke CountyBurke County: 359.01 index359.01Gaston CountyGaston County: 358.18 index358.18Stanly CountyStanly County: 355.08 index355.08Iredell CountyIredell County: 348.27 index348.27Harnett CountyHarnett County: 347.83 index347.83Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 347.18 index347.18Moore CountyMoore County: 344.09 index344.09Lee CountyLee County: 334.55 index334.55Johnston CountyJohnston County: 330.04 index330.04Franklin CountyFranklin County: 330.01 index330.01Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 329.99 index329.99Surry CountySurry County: 329.64 index329.64Richmond CountyRichmond County: 326.97 index326.97Onslow CountyOnslow County: 325.28 index325.28Granville CountyGranville County: 321.28 index321.28Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 320.55 index320.55Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 313.18 index313.18Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 311.86 index311.86Catawba CountyCatawba County: 308.09 index308.09Stokes CountyStokes County: 302.98 index302.98Davidson CountyDavidson County: 296.42 index296.42Alamance CountyAlamance County: 292.92 index292.92Davie CountyDavie County: 292.87 index292.87Randolph CountyRandolph County: 291.49 index291.49Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 290.84 index290.84Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 290.32 index290.32Vance CountyVance County: 285.44 index285.44Craven CountyCraven County: 283.13 index283.13Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 277.83 index277.83Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 274.15 index274.15Guilford CountyGuilford County: 271.31 index271.31Wayne CountyWayne County: 270.77 index270.77Wilson CountyWilson County: 268.78 index268.78Robeson CountyRobeson County: 267.46 index267.46Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County: 258.94 index258.94Pitt CountyPitt County: 256.56 index256.56Hertford CountyHertford County: 252.63 index252.63Nash CountyNash County: 243.77 index243.77Halifax CountyHalifax County: 238.21 index238.21Lenoir CountyLenoir County: 237.86 index237.86
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index		Change on 2022
1Buncombe County537.76+44.76
2Brunswick County535.27+47.38
3Carteret County469.04+50.17
4New Hanover County452.14+54.32
5Pender County446.92+43.12
6Dare County440.45+42.73
7Haywood County437.44+39.41
8Transylvania County421.9+29.5
9Mecklenburg County411.2+33.15
10Henderson County407.18+29.6
11Orange County390.54+37.91
12Union County385.5+28.37
13Durham County384.8+24.97
14Wake County383.24+20.31
15Lincoln County370.96+26.24
16Rowan County367.94+28.12
17Cabarrus County361.24+25.16
18Chatham County361.09+22.92
19Burke County359.01+39.65
20Gaston County358.18+24.77
21Stanly County355.08+26.16
22Iredell County348.27+31.13
23Harnett County347.83+28.1
24Rutherford County347.18+33.24
25Moore County344.09+36.42
26Lee County334.55+38.33
27Johnston County330.04+14.8
28Franklin County330.01+25
29Beaufort County329.99+38.5
30Surry County329.64+36.79
31Richmond County326.97+45.09
32Onslow County325.28+34.05
33Granville County321.28+30.43
34Cleveland County320.55+28.09
35Rockingham County313.18+25.2
36Pasquotank County311.86+30.02
37Catawba County308.09+23.72
38Stokes County302.98+25.5
39Davidson County296.42+27.7
40Alamance County292.92+24.2
41Davie County292.87+27.92
42Randolph County291.49+29.66
43Forsyth County290.84+27.62
44Caldwell County290.32+24.72
45Vance County285.44+50.66
46Craven County283.13+28.63
47Wilkes County277.83+17.32
48Cumberland County274.15+32.14
49Guilford County271.31+22.21
50Wayne County270.77+22.83
51Wilson County268.78+30.77
52Robeson County267.46+31.38
53Edgecombe County258.94+34.46
54Pitt County256.56+18.82
55Hertford County252.63+11.68
56Nash County243.77+19.52
57Halifax County238.21+16.04
58Lenoir County237.86+31.92

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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 537.76 index in 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Lenoir County, with 237.86 index in 2023.

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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