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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 2022, at 93.6%. Spring Lake, NC had the lowest, at 22.1%. The median was 58.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 66.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.6Weddington, NC
Lowest22.1Spring Lake, NC
Median58.193 cities
North Carolina66.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Weddington, NC: 93.6 %Weddington, NC93.6Rolesville, NC: 91.1 %Rolesville, NC91.1Stallings, NC: 91 %Stallings, NC91Harrisburg, NC: 90.9 %Harrisburg, NC90.9Summerfield, NC: 88 %Summerfield, NC88Pinehurst, NC: 87.5 %Pinehurst, NC87.5Winterville, NC: 87.2 %Winterville, NC87.2Leland, NC: 83.9 %Leland, NC83.9Lewisville, NC: 83.5 %Lewisville, NC83.5Indian Trail, NC: 83.1 %Indian Trail, NC83.1Waxhaw, NC: 82.4 %Waxhaw, NC82.4Holly Springs, NC: 82.2 %Holly Springs, NC82.2Archdale, NC: 81.8 %Archdale, NC81.8Mint Hill, NC: 79.8 %Mint Hill, NC79.8Davidson, NC: 76.5 %Davidson, NC76.5Apex, NC: 75.3 %Apex, NC75.3Wendell, NC: 73.6 %Wendell, NC73.6Wake Forest, NC: 73.5 %Wake Forest, NC73.5Huntersville, NC: 73.1 %Huntersville, NC73.1Clemmons, NC: 72.9 %Clemmons, NC72.9Fuquay-Varina, NC: 71.9 %Fuquay-Varina, NC71.9Cornelius, NC: 69.7 %Cornelius, NC69.7Concord, NC: 69.4 %Concord, NC69.4Mount Holly, NC: 69.2 %Mount Holly, NC69.2Belmont, NC: 69.1 %Belmont, NC69.1Matthews, NC: 67 %Matthews, NC67Cary, NC: 66.9 %Cary, NC66.9Clayton, NC: 66.5 %Clayton, NC66.5Knightdale, NC: 65.5 %Knightdale, NC65.5Newton, NC: 64.6 %Newton, NC64.6Lenoir, NC: 64.1 %Lenoir, NC64.1Garner, NC: 64 %Garner, NC64Hope Mills, NC: 63 %Hope Mills, NC63Kannapolis, NC: 62.5 %Kannapolis, NC62.5Kings Mountain, NC: 62.5 %Kings Mountain, NC62.5Shelby, NC: 60.5 %Shelby, NC60.5Aberdeen, NC: 60.5 %Aberdeen, NC60.5Southern Pines, NC: 60.4 %Southern Pines, NC60.4Zebulon, NC: 60.4 %Zebulon, NC60.4Monroe, NC: 59.5 %Monroe, NC59.5Weddington, NC: 93.6 %Weddington, NC93.6Rolesville, NC: 91.1 %Rolesville, NC91.1Stallings, NC: 91 %Stallings, NC91Harrisburg, NC: 90.9 %Harrisburg, NC90.9Summerfield, NC: 88 %Summerfield, NC88Pinehurst, NC: 87.5 %Pinehurst, NC87.5Winterville, NC: 87.2 %Winterville, NC87.2Leland, NC: 83.9 %Leland, NC83.9Lewisville, NC: 83.5 %Lewisville, NC83.5Indian Trail, NC: 83.1 %Indian Trail, NC83.1Waxhaw, NC: 82.4 %Waxhaw, NC82.4Holly Springs, NC: 82.2 %Holly Springs, NC82.2Archdale, NC: 81.8 %Archdale, NC81.8Mint Hill, NC: 79.8 %Mint Hill, NC79.8Davidson, NC: 76.5 %Davidson, NC76.5Apex, NC: 75.3 %Apex, NC75.3Wendell, NC: 73.6 %Wendell, NC73.6Wake Forest, NC: 73.5 %Wake Forest, NC73.5Huntersville, NC: 73.1 %Huntersville, NC73.1Clemmons, NC: 72.9 %Clemmons, NC72.9Fuquay-Varina, NC: 71.9 %Fuquay-Varina, NC71.9Cornelius, NC: 69.7 %Cornelius, NC69.7Concord, NC: 69.4 %Concord, NC69.4Mount Holly, NC: 69.2 %Mount Holly, NC69.2Belmont, NC: 69.1 %Belmont, NC69.1Matthews, NC: 67 %Matthews, NC67Cary, NC: 66.9 %Cary, NC66.9Clayton, NC: 66.5 %Clayton, NC66.5Knightdale, NC: 65.5 %Knightdale, NC65.5Newton, NC: 64.6 %Newton, NC64.6Lenoir, NC: 64.1 %Lenoir, NC64.1Garner, NC: 64 %Garner, NC64Hope Mills, NC: 63 %Hope Mills, NC63Kannapolis, NC: 62.5 %Kannapolis, NC62.5Kings Mountain, NC: 62.5 %Kings Mountain, NC62.5Shelby, NC: 60.5 %Shelby, NC60.5Aberdeen, NC: 60.5 %Aberdeen, NC60.5Southern Pines, NC: 60.4 %Southern Pines, NC60.4Zebulon, NC: 60.4 %Zebulon, NC60.4Monroe, NC: 59.5 %Monroe, NC59.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Weddington, NC93.6-2.7 pts
2Rolesville, NC91.1+3.8 pts
3Stallings, NC91-0 pts
4Harrisburg, NC90.9+1.4 pts
5Summerfield, NC88+0.5 pts
6Pinehurst, NC87.5+1.6 pts
7Winterville, NC87.2+3 pts
8Leland, NC83.9+1.7 pts
9Lewisville, NC83.5-2 pts
10Indian Trail, NC83.1-1.5 pts
11Waxhaw, NC82.40 pts
12Holly Springs, NC82.2+0.5 pts
13Archdale, NC81.8+2.6 pts
14Mint Hill, NC79.8+0.5 pts
15Davidson, NC76.5-2.3 pts
16Apex, NC75.3+1.4 pts
17Wendell, NC73.6+4.9 pts
18Wake Forest, NC73.5+2.2 pts
19Huntersville, NC73.1-0.2 pts
20Clemmons, NC72.9-0.7 pts
21Fuquay-Varina, NC71.9+1.4 pts
22Cornelius, NC69.7-0.1 pts
23Concord, NC69.4-1.2 pts
24Mount Holly, NC69.2+2.6 pts
25Belmont, NC69.1+0.4 pts
26Matthews, NC67-1 pts
27Cary, NC66.9+0.1 pts
28Clayton, NC66.5+0.8 pts
29Knightdale, NC65.5-3.7 pts
30Newton, NC64.6-1.2 pts
31Lenoir, NC64.1+2.6 pts
32Garner, NC64-1.3 pts
33Hope Mills, NC63-1.1 pts
34Kannapolis, NC62.5+0.3 pts
35Kings Mountain, NC62.5-2 pts
36Shelby, NC60.5+3.8 pts
37Aberdeen, NC60.5-5.4 pts
38Southern Pines, NC60.4+0.7 pts
39Zebulon, NC60.4-9.2 pts
40Monroe, NC59.5+1.7 pts
40Thomasville, NC59.5+0.2 pts
42Mooresville, NC59.4-0.1 pts
43Elon, NC59.3-1.3 pts
44New Bern, NC58.4+4.1 pts
45Tarboro, NC58.1+1.9 pts
46High Point, NC58.1+0.1 pts
47Waynesville, NC58.1+1.3 pts
48Albemarle, NC57.8+3.1 pts
49Mebane, NC56-2.9 pts
50Gastonia, NC55.8+1.8 pts
51Burlington, NC55.5+0.9 pts
52Statesville, NC55.2+1.5 pts
53Kernersville, NC54.2+0.9 pts
54Graham, NC54-0.5 pts
55Winston-Salem, NC53.9-0.3 pts
56Hickory, NC53.6-0.6 pts
57Mount Airy, NC52.8-2.5 pts
58Charlotte, NC52.1-0.6 pts
59Durham, NC52+0.1 pts
60Morganton, NC51.7-0.3 pts
61Eden, NC51.5-1.3 pts
62Salisbury, NC51.3+1.7 pts
63Sanford, NC51.2-1.9 pts
64Raleigh, NC51.1-0.5 pts
65Morrisville, NC50.4-1.3 pts
66Roanoke Rapids, NC50.3+0.5 pts
67Reidsville, NC50.1-3.8 pts
68Asheville, NC50-0.6 pts
69Chapel Hill, NC50+0.7 pts
70Rocky Mount, NC49.9+0.1 pts
71Wilson, NC49.9+0.2 pts
72Greensboro, NC49.6-0.5 pts
73Smithfield, NC49.1-2.6 pts
74Morehead City, NC48.3+3 pts
75Asheboro, NC48.2+0.3 pts
76Hendersonville, NC47.5+0.3 pts
77Pineville, NC47.5+3.8 pts
78Lumberton, NC46.80 pts
79Wilmington, NC45.9-0.3 pts
80Laurinburg, NC45.7-0.2 pts
81Fayetteville, NC45.4+1 pts
82Carrboro, NC43.5+1.5 pts
83Elizabeth City, NC42.8+2.1 pts
84Havelock, NC42.2+1.8 pts
85Lincolnton, NC41.4+0.5 pts
86Kinston, NC41.1+0.2 pts
87Lexington, NC39.8+0.6 pts
88Goldsboro, NC39.1-1.6 pts
89Henderson, NC37-4.1 pts
90Jacksonville, NC35.5+0.8 pts
91Greenville, NC32.9-0.4 pts
92Boone, NC22.9-0.5 pts
93Spring Lake, NC22.1+0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Weddington, NC, with 93.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spring Lake, NC, with 22.1% in 2022.

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