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

Weddington, NC had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 93 cities in 2021, at 96.4%. Spring Lake, NC had the lowest, at 21.8%. The median was 56.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 65.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.4Weddington, NC
Lowest21.8Spring Lake, NC
Median56.393 cities
North Carolina65.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Weddington, NC: 96.4 %Weddington, NC96.4Stallings, NC: 91 %Stallings, NC91Harrisburg, NC: 89.5 %Harrisburg, NC89.5Summerfield, NC: 87.5 %Summerfield, NC87.5Rolesville, NC: 87.4 %Rolesville, NC87.4Pinehurst, NC: 85.9 %Pinehurst, NC85.9Lewisville, NC: 85.6 %Lewisville, NC85.6Indian Trail, NC: 84.6 %Indian Trail, NC84.6Winterville, NC: 84.2 %Winterville, NC84.2Waxhaw, NC: 82.3 %Waxhaw, NC82.3Leland, NC: 82.1 %Leland, NC82.1Holly Springs, NC: 81.7 %Holly Springs, NC81.7Mint Hill, NC: 79.3 %Mint Hill, NC79.3Archdale, NC: 79.1 %Archdale, NC79.1Davidson, NC: 78.8 %Davidson, NC78.8Apex, NC: 73.9 %Apex, NC73.9Clemmons, NC: 73.6 %Clemmons, NC73.6Huntersville, NC: 73.4 %Huntersville, NC73.4Wake Forest, NC: 71.3 %Wake Forest, NC71.3Concord, NC: 70.6 %Concord, NC70.6Fuquay-Varina, NC: 70.5 %Fuquay-Varina, NC70.5Cornelius, NC: 69.8 %Cornelius, NC69.8Zebulon, NC: 69.5 %Zebulon, NC69.5Knightdale, NC: 69.2 %Knightdale, NC69.2Belmont, NC: 68.7 %Belmont, NC68.7Wendell, NC: 68.7 %Wendell, NC68.7Matthews, NC: 68.1 %Matthews, NC68.1Cary, NC: 66.8 %Cary, NC66.8Mount Holly, NC: 66.6 %Mount Holly, NC66.6Aberdeen, NC: 65.9 %Aberdeen, NC65.9Newton, NC: 65.8 %Newton, NC65.8Clayton, NC: 65.7 %Clayton, NC65.7Garner, NC: 65.2 %Garner, NC65.2Kings Mountain, NC: 64.5 %Kings Mountain, NC64.5Hope Mills, NC: 64.1 %Hope Mills, NC64.1Kannapolis, NC: 62.2 %Kannapolis, NC62.2Lenoir, NC: 61.5 %Lenoir, NC61.5Elon, NC: 60.6 %Elon, NC60.6Southern Pines, NC: 59.6 %Southern Pines, NC59.6Mooresville, NC: 59.5 %Mooresville, NC59.5Weddington, NC: 96.4 %Weddington, NC96.4Stallings, NC: 91 %Stallings, NC91Harrisburg, NC: 89.5 %Harrisburg, NC89.5Summerfield, NC: 87.5 %Summerfield, NC87.5Rolesville, NC: 87.4 %Rolesville, NC87.4Pinehurst, NC: 85.9 %Pinehurst, NC85.9Lewisville, NC: 85.6 %Lewisville, NC85.6Indian Trail, NC: 84.6 %Indian Trail, NC84.6Winterville, NC: 84.2 %Winterville, NC84.2Waxhaw, NC: 82.3 %Waxhaw, NC82.3Leland, NC: 82.1 %Leland, NC82.1Holly Springs, NC: 81.7 %Holly Springs, NC81.7Mint Hill, NC: 79.3 %Mint Hill, NC79.3Archdale, NC: 79.1 %Archdale, NC79.1Davidson, NC: 78.8 %Davidson, NC78.8Apex, NC: 73.9 %Apex, NC73.9Clemmons, NC: 73.6 %Clemmons, NC73.6Huntersville, NC: 73.4 %Huntersville, NC73.4Wake Forest, NC: 71.3 %Wake Forest, NC71.3Concord, NC: 70.6 %Concord, NC70.6Fuquay-Varina, NC: 70.5 %Fuquay-Varina, NC70.5Cornelius, NC: 69.8 %Cornelius, NC69.8Zebulon, NC: 69.5 %Zebulon, NC69.5Knightdale, NC: 69.2 %Knightdale, NC69.2Belmont, NC: 68.7 %Belmont, NC68.7Wendell, NC: 68.7 %Wendell, NC68.7Matthews, NC: 68.1 %Matthews, NC68.1Cary, NC: 66.8 %Cary, NC66.8Mount Holly, NC: 66.6 %Mount Holly, NC66.6Aberdeen, NC: 65.9 %Aberdeen, NC65.9Newton, NC: 65.8 %Newton, NC65.8Clayton, NC: 65.7 %Clayton, NC65.7Garner, NC: 65.2 %Garner, NC65.2Kings Mountain, NC: 64.5 %Kings Mountain, NC64.5Hope Mills, NC: 64.1 %Hope Mills, NC64.1Kannapolis, NC: 62.2 %Kannapolis, NC62.2Lenoir, NC: 61.5 %Lenoir, NC61.5Elon, NC: 60.6 %Elon, NC60.6Southern Pines, NC: 59.6 %Southern Pines, NC59.6Mooresville, NC: 59.5 %Mooresville, NC59.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Weddington, NC96.4
2Stallings, NC91
3Harrisburg, NC89.5
4Summerfield, NC87.5
5Rolesville, NC87.4
6Pinehurst, NC85.9
7Lewisville, NC85.6
8Indian Trail, NC84.6
9Winterville, NC84.2
10Waxhaw, NC82.3
11Leland, NC82.1
12Holly Springs, NC81.7
13Mint Hill, NC79.3
14Archdale, NC79.1
15Davidson, NC78.8
16Apex, NC73.9
17Clemmons, NC73.6
18Huntersville, NC73.4
19Wake Forest, NC71.3
20Concord, NC70.6
21Fuquay-Varina, NC70.5
22Cornelius, NC69.8
23Zebulon, NC69.5
24Knightdale, NC69.2
25Belmont, NC68.7
25Wendell, NC68.7
27Matthews, NC68.1
28Cary, NC66.8
29Mount Holly, NC66.6
30Aberdeen, NC65.9
31Newton, NC65.8
32Clayton, NC65.7
33Garner, NC65.2
34Kings Mountain, NC64.5
35Hope Mills, NC64.1
36Kannapolis, NC62.2
37Lenoir, NC61.5
38Elon, NC60.6
39Southern Pines, NC59.6
40Mooresville, NC59.5
41Thomasville, NC59.3
42Mebane, NC59
43High Point, NC58
44Monroe, NC57.8
45Waynesville, NC56.8
46Shelby, NC56.8
47Tarboro, NC56.3
48Mount Airy, NC55.3
49Albemarle, NC54.8
50Burlington, NC54.6
51Graham, NC54.5
52New Bern, NC54.3
53Hickory, NC54.3
54Winston-Salem, NC54.2
55Gastonia, NC54
56Reidsville, NC53.8
57Statesville, NC53.7
58Kernersville, NC53.3
59Sanford, NC53
60Eden, NC52.8
61Charlotte, NC52.7
62Morganton, NC51.9
63Durham, NC51.9
64Morrisville, NC51.7
64Smithfield, NC51.7
66Raleigh, NC51.6
67Asheville, NC50.6
68Greensboro, NC50.1
69Rocky Mount, NC49.9
70Roanoke Rapids, NC49.8
71Wilson, NC49.7
72Salisbury, NC49.6
73Chapel Hill, NC49.3
74Asheboro, NC47.9
75Hendersonville, NC47.3
76Lumberton, NC46.8
77Wilmington, NC46.2
78Laurinburg, NC45.9
79Morehead City, NC45.3
80Fayetteville, NC44.5
81Pineville, NC43.7
82Carrboro, NC42
83Henderson, NC41.1
84Lincolnton, NC40.9
85Kinston, NC40.9
86Elizabeth City, NC40.7
86Goldsboro, NC40.7
88Havelock, NC40.5
89Lexington, NC39.1
90Jacksonville, NC34.7
91Greenville, NC33.3
92Boone, NC23.4
93Spring Lake, NC21.8

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (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), 2021}},
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Weddington, NC, with 96.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spring Lake, NC, with 21.8% in 2021.

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