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Cities in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

Weddington, NC had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 93 cities in 2024, at 95.1%. Spring Lake, NC had the lowest, at 19.8%. The median was 57.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 66.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.1Weddington, NC
Lowest19.8Spring Lake, NC
Median57.893 cities
North Carolina66.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Weddington, NC: 95.1 %Weddington, NC95.1Summerfield, NC: 93.8 %Summerfield, NC93.8Rolesville, NC: 92.5 %Rolesville, NC92.5Harrisburg, NC: 91.5 %Harrisburg, NC91.5Stallings, NC: 87.5 %Stallings, NC87.5Lewisville, NC: 85.7 %Lewisville, NC85.7Pinehurst, NC: 85.2 %Pinehurst, NC85.2Mint Hill, NC: 83.2 %Mint Hill, NC83.2Winterville, NC: 83.2 %Winterville, NC83.2Waxhaw, NC: 83 %Waxhaw, NC83Leland, NC: 80.6 %Leland, NC80.6Holly Springs, NC: 80.6 %Holly Springs, NC80.6Davidson, NC: 80 %Davidson, NC80Archdale, NC: 78.4 %Archdale, NC78.4Wendell, NC: 78.2 %Wendell, NC78.2Indian Trail, NC: 78.1 %Indian Trail, NC78.1Apex, NC: 76.5 %Apex, NC76.5Clemmons, NC: 75.7 %Clemmons, NC75.7Fuquay-Varina, NC: 74.2 %Fuquay-Varina, NC74.2Wake Forest, NC: 74 %Wake Forest, NC74Newton, NC: 72.6 %Newton, NC72.6Huntersville, NC: 71.7 %Huntersville, NC71.7Belmont, NC: 70.7 %Belmont, NC70.7Elon, NC: 70.1 %Elon, NC70.1Cornelius, NC: 69.5 %Cornelius, NC69.5Mount Holly, NC: 68.8 %Mount Holly, NC68.8Cary, NC: 66.6 %Cary, NC66.6Hope Mills, NC: 66.5 %Hope Mills, NC66.5Kannapolis, NC: 65.7 %Kannapolis, NC65.7Concord, NC: 65.2 %Concord, NC65.2Knightdale, NC: 64.7 %Knightdale, NC64.7Matthews, NC: 64.4 %Matthews, NC64.4Lenoir, NC: 64.2 %Lenoir, NC64.2Garner, NC: 63.2 %Garner, NC63.2Clayton, NC: 62.7 %Clayton, NC62.7Zebulon, NC: 62.7 %Zebulon, NC62.7Thomasville, NC: 62.4 %Thomasville, NC62.4Kings Mountain, NC: 62.1 %Kings Mountain, NC62.1Monroe, NC: 61.6 %Monroe, NC61.6Mebane, NC: 60.5 %Mebane, NC60.5Weddington, NC: 95.1 %Weddington, NC95.1Summerfield, NC: 93.8 %Summerfield, NC93.8Rolesville, NC: 92.5 %Rolesville, NC92.5Harrisburg, NC: 91.5 %Harrisburg, NC91.5Stallings, NC: 87.5 %Stallings, NC87.5Lewisville, NC: 85.7 %Lewisville, NC85.7Pinehurst, NC: 85.2 %Pinehurst, NC85.2Mint Hill, NC: 83.2 %Mint Hill, NC83.2Winterville, NC: 83.2 %Winterville, NC83.2Waxhaw, NC: 83 %Waxhaw, NC83Leland, NC: 80.6 %Leland, NC80.6Holly Springs, NC: 80.6 %Holly Springs, NC80.6Davidson, NC: 80 %Davidson, NC80Archdale, NC: 78.4 %Archdale, NC78.4Wendell, NC: 78.2 %Wendell, NC78.2Indian Trail, NC: 78.1 %Indian Trail, NC78.1Apex, NC: 76.5 %Apex, NC76.5Clemmons, NC: 75.7 %Clemmons, NC75.7Fuquay-Varina, NC: 74.2 %Fuquay-Varina, NC74.2Wake Forest, NC: 74 %Wake Forest, NC74Newton, NC: 72.6 %Newton, NC72.6Huntersville, NC: 71.7 %Huntersville, NC71.7Belmont, NC: 70.7 %Belmont, NC70.7Elon, NC: 70.1 %Elon, NC70.1Cornelius, NC: 69.5 %Cornelius, NC69.5Mount Holly, NC: 68.8 %Mount Holly, NC68.8Cary, NC: 66.6 %Cary, NC66.6Hope Mills, NC: 66.5 %Hope Mills, NC66.5Kannapolis, NC: 65.7 %Kannapolis, NC65.7Concord, NC: 65.2 %Concord, NC65.2Knightdale, NC: 64.7 %Knightdale, NC64.7Matthews, NC: 64.4 %Matthews, NC64.4Lenoir, NC: 64.2 %Lenoir, NC64.2Garner, NC: 63.2 %Garner, NC63.2Clayton, NC: 62.7 %Clayton, NC62.7Zebulon, NC: 62.7 %Zebulon, NC62.7Thomasville, NC: 62.4 %Thomasville, NC62.4Kings Mountain, NC: 62.1 %Kings Mountain, NC62.1Monroe, NC: 61.6 %Monroe, NC61.6Mebane, NC: 60.5 %Mebane, NC60.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Weddington, NC95.1-0.8 pts
2Summerfield, NC93.8+3.2 pts
3Rolesville, NC92.5+0.3 pts
4Harrisburg, NC91.5-1 pts
5Stallings, NC87.5-3 pts
6Lewisville, NC85.7+1.1 pts
7Pinehurst, NC85.2-1.1 pts
8Mint Hill, NC83.2+0.7 pts
8Winterville, NC83.2-3.4 pts
10Waxhaw, NC83+0.8 pts
11Leland, NC80.6-0.9 pts
12Holly Springs, NC80.6-2.8 pts
13Davidson, NC80+1 pts
14Archdale, NC78.4-1.8 pts
15Wendell, NC78.2+4.2 pts
16Indian Trail, NC78.1-2.2 pts
17Apex, NC76.5+1.2 pts
18Clemmons, NC75.7+1.4 pts
19Fuquay-Varina, NC74.2-0.1 pts
20Wake Forest, NC74-0.7 pts
21Newton, NC72.6+3.1 pts
22Huntersville, NC71.7-0.7 pts
23Belmont, NC70.7+4.8 pts
24Elon, NC70.1+4.1 pts
25Cornelius, NC69.5-0.2 pts
26Mount Holly, NC68.8+1.4 pts
27Cary, NC66.6+0.3 pts
28Hope Mills, NC66.5+3.1 pts
29Kannapolis, NC65.7+0.3 pts
30Concord, NC65.2-1.2 pts
31Knightdale, NC64.7+0.4 pts
32Matthews, NC64.4-1.1 pts
33Lenoir, NC64.2+3.1 pts
34Garner, NC63.2-1.6 pts
35Clayton, NC62.7-1.6 pts
35Zebulon, NC62.7+5.8 pts
37Thomasville, NC62.4-0.8 pts
38Kings Mountain, NC62.1-1.4 pts
39Monroe, NC61.6+3.1 pts
40Mebane, NC60.5+1.8 pts
41Kernersville, NC60.5+4.4 pts
42Shelby, NC60+0.9 pts
43New Bern, NC59.7-0.3 pts
44Aberdeen, NC59-3.8 pts
45Smithfield, NC58.7+9.3 pts
46Mooresville, NC58.3+1 pts
47High Point, NC57.8-0.3 pts
48Waynesville, NC57.3-0.9 pts
49Tarboro, NC57.2+0.1 pts
50Southern Pines, NC56.7-0.2 pts
51Albemarle, NC56.3-1.4 pts
52Winston-Salem, NC55.6+0.9 pts
53Mount Airy, NC55.4-1.3 pts
54Eden, NC55+2.5 pts
55Hickory, NC55-0.9 pts
56Morganton, NC54.7+2.9 pts
57Gastonia, NC54.20 pts
58Burlington, NC53.8-1.1 pts
59Sanford, NC53.3+1.3 pts
60Graham, NC53.2+1 pts
61Reidsville, NC52.8-1.5 pts
62Durham, NC52.3+0.5 pts
63Asheville, NC51.9+1.6 pts
64Salisbury, NC51.8+2.1 pts
65Statesville, NC51.6-1.9 pts
66Charlotte, NC51-0.5 pts
67Raleigh, NC50.8-0.5 pts
68Greensboro, NC50.5+0.2 pts
69Roanoke Rapids, NC49.9+0.1 pts
70Wilson, NC49.2+0.5 pts
71Rocky Mount, NC49+1.6 pts
72Pineville, NC48.9+1.4 pts
73Wilmington, NC47.6+0.8 pts
74Chapel Hill, NC47.4-1.3 pts
75Fayetteville, NC47.4+0.9 pts
76Morehead City, NC46.7-0.7 pts
77Laurinburg, NC46.7+0.9 pts
78Lincolnton, NC46.2+0.9 pts
79Hendersonville, NC46.1+1 pts
80Asheboro, NC45.5-1.1 pts
81Morrisville, NC45.4-3.3 pts
82Elizabeth City, NC44.1+3.2 pts
83Lumberton, NC43.9-1.1 pts
84Carrboro, NC43.5-0.1 pts
85Kinston, NC42.6+0.4 pts
86Lexington, NC41.6+0.5 pts
87Havelock, NC41.3-3.7 pts
88Henderson, NC38.9-0.7 pts
89Jacksonville, NC38.7+1.7 pts
90Goldsboro, NC36.3-2.9 pts
91Greenville, NC32.7+0.1 pts
92Boone, NC26.2+2.5 pts
93Spring Lake, NC19.8-1.7 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in North Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Weddington, NC, with 95.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spring Lake, NC, with 19.8% in 2024.

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