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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 2023, at 95.8%. Spring Lake, NC had the lowest, at 21.5%. The median was 57% and the figure for North Carolina was 66.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.8Weddington, NC
Lowest21.5Spring Lake, NC
Median5793 cities
North Carolina66.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Weddington, NC: 95.8 %Weddington, NC95.8Harrisburg, NC: 92.5 %Harrisburg, NC92.5Rolesville, NC: 92.2 %Rolesville, NC92.2Summerfield, NC: 90.6 %Summerfield, NC90.6Stallings, NC: 90.5 %Stallings, NC90.5Winterville, NC: 86.6 %Winterville, NC86.6Pinehurst, NC: 86.3 %Pinehurst, NC86.3Lewisville, NC: 84.6 %Lewisville, NC84.6Holly Springs, NC: 83.4 %Holly Springs, NC83.4Mint Hill, NC: 82.5 %Mint Hill, NC82.5Waxhaw, NC: 82.2 %Waxhaw, NC82.2Leland, NC: 81.5 %Leland, NC81.5Indian Trail, NC: 80.3 %Indian Trail, NC80.3Archdale, NC: 80.2 %Archdale, NC80.2Davidson, NC: 79 %Davidson, NC79Apex, NC: 75.3 %Apex, NC75.3Wake Forest, NC: 74.7 %Wake Forest, NC74.7Fuquay-Varina, NC: 74.4 %Fuquay-Varina, NC74.4Clemmons, NC: 74.3 %Clemmons, NC74.3Wendell, NC: 74 %Wendell, NC74Huntersville, NC: 72.4 %Huntersville, NC72.4Cornelius, NC: 69.7 %Cornelius, NC69.7Newton, NC: 69.5 %Newton, NC69.5Mount Holly, NC: 67.5 %Mount Holly, NC67.5Concord, NC: 66.4 %Concord, NC66.4Cary, NC: 66.3 %Cary, NC66.3Elon, NC: 66 %Elon, NC66Belmont, NC: 65.9 %Belmont, NC65.9Matthews, NC: 65.5 %Matthews, NC65.5Kannapolis, NC: 65.4 %Kannapolis, NC65.4Garner, NC: 64.8 %Garner, NC64.8Clayton, NC: 64.3 %Clayton, NC64.3Knightdale, NC: 64.3 %Knightdale, NC64.3Kings Mountain, NC: 63.5 %Kings Mountain, NC63.5Hope Mills, NC: 63.4 %Hope Mills, NC63.4Thomasville, NC: 63.1 %Thomasville, NC63.1Aberdeen, NC: 62.8 %Aberdeen, NC62.8Lenoir, NC: 61.1 %Lenoir, NC61.1New Bern, NC: 60.1 %New Bern, NC60.1Shelby, NC: 59.1 %Shelby, NC59.1Weddington, NC: 95.8 %Weddington, NC95.8Harrisburg, NC: 92.5 %Harrisburg, NC92.5Rolesville, NC: 92.2 %Rolesville, NC92.2Summerfield, NC: 90.6 %Summerfield, NC90.6Stallings, NC: 90.5 %Stallings, NC90.5Winterville, NC: 86.6 %Winterville, NC86.6Pinehurst, NC: 86.3 %Pinehurst, NC86.3Lewisville, NC: 84.6 %Lewisville, NC84.6Holly Springs, NC: 83.4 %Holly Springs, NC83.4Mint Hill, NC: 82.5 %Mint Hill, NC82.5Waxhaw, NC: 82.2 %Waxhaw, NC82.2Leland, NC: 81.5 %Leland, NC81.5Indian Trail, NC: 80.3 %Indian Trail, NC80.3Archdale, NC: 80.2 %Archdale, NC80.2Davidson, NC: 79 %Davidson, NC79Apex, NC: 75.3 %Apex, NC75.3Wake Forest, NC: 74.7 %Wake Forest, NC74.7Fuquay-Varina, NC: 74.4 %Fuquay-Varina, NC74.4Clemmons, NC: 74.3 %Clemmons, NC74.3Wendell, NC: 74 %Wendell, NC74Huntersville, NC: 72.4 %Huntersville, NC72.4Cornelius, NC: 69.7 %Cornelius, NC69.7Newton, NC: 69.5 %Newton, NC69.5Mount Holly, NC: 67.5 %Mount Holly, NC67.5Concord, NC: 66.4 %Concord, NC66.4Cary, NC: 66.3 %Cary, NC66.3Elon, NC: 66 %Elon, NC66Belmont, NC: 65.9 %Belmont, NC65.9Matthews, NC: 65.5 %Matthews, NC65.5Kannapolis, NC: 65.4 %Kannapolis, NC65.4Garner, NC: 64.8 %Garner, NC64.8Clayton, NC: 64.3 %Clayton, NC64.3Knightdale, NC: 64.3 %Knightdale, NC64.3Kings Mountain, NC: 63.5 %Kings Mountain, NC63.5Hope Mills, NC: 63.4 %Hope Mills, NC63.4Thomasville, NC: 63.1 %Thomasville, NC63.1Aberdeen, NC: 62.8 %Aberdeen, NC62.8Lenoir, NC: 61.1 %Lenoir, NC61.1New Bern, NC: 60.1 %New Bern, NC60.1Shelby, NC: 59.1 %Shelby, NC59.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Weddington, NC95.8+2.2 pts
2Harrisburg, NC92.5+1.6 pts
3Rolesville, NC92.2+1.1 pts
4Summerfield, NC90.6+2.6 pts
5Stallings, NC90.5-0.5 pts
6Winterville, NC86.6-0.6 pts
7Pinehurst, NC86.3-1.2 pts
8Lewisville, NC84.6+1 pts
9Holly Springs, NC83.4+1.2 pts
10Mint Hill, NC82.5+2.7 pts
11Waxhaw, NC82.2-0.2 pts
12Leland, NC81.5-2.3 pts
13Indian Trail, NC80.3-2.8 pts
14Archdale, NC80.2-1.5 pts
15Davidson, NC79+2.5 pts
16Apex, NC75.3+0.1 pts
17Wake Forest, NC74.7+1.2 pts
18Fuquay-Varina, NC74.4+2.5 pts
19Clemmons, NC74.3+1.4 pts
20Wendell, NC74+0.3 pts
21Huntersville, NC72.4-0.7 pts
22Cornelius, NC69.7-0.1 pts
23Newton, NC69.5+4.8 pts
24Mount Holly, NC67.5-1.7 pts
25Concord, NC66.4-2.9 pts
26Cary, NC66.3-0.5 pts
27Elon, NC66+6.6 pts
28Belmont, NC65.9-3.2 pts
29Matthews, NC65.5-1.5 pts
30Kannapolis, NC65.4+2.9 pts
31Garner, NC64.8+0.9 pts
32Clayton, NC64.3-2.2 pts
33Knightdale, NC64.3-1.2 pts
34Kings Mountain, NC63.5+1 pts
35Hope Mills, NC63.4+0.5 pts
36Thomasville, NC63.1+3.6 pts
37Aberdeen, NC62.8+2.3 pts
38Lenoir, NC61.1-2.9 pts
39New Bern, NC60.1+1.7 pts
40Shelby, NC59.1-1.4 pts
41Mebane, NC58.7+2.7 pts
42Monroe, NC58.5-1 pts
43Waynesville, NC58.2+0.1 pts
44High Point, NC58.1-0 pts
45Albemarle, NC57.7-0.1 pts
46Mooresville, NC57.3-2.1 pts
47Tarboro, NC57-1.1 pts
48Southern Pines, NC56.9-3.5 pts
49Zebulon, NC56.9-3.5 pts
50Mount Airy, NC56.8+3.9 pts
51Kernersville, NC56.1+1.9 pts
52Hickory, NC55.9+2.3 pts
53Burlington, NC54.9-0.6 pts
54Winston-Salem, NC54.7+0.7 pts
55Reidsville, NC54.3+4.2 pts
56Gastonia, NC54.2-1.6 pts
57Statesville, NC53.6-1.6 pts
58Eden, NC52.5+1 pts
59Graham, NC52.2-1.7 pts
60Sanford, NC52+0.8 pts
61Morganton, NC51.8+0.2 pts
62Durham, NC51.8-0.2 pts
63Charlotte, NC51.5-0.6 pts
64Raleigh, NC51.2+0.1 pts
65Greensboro, NC50.3+0.8 pts
66Asheville, NC50.3+0.3 pts
67Roanoke Rapids, NC49.9-0.4 pts
68Salisbury, NC49.7-1.6 pts
69Smithfield, NC49.4+0.3 pts
70Morrisville, NC48.8-1.7 pts
71Chapel Hill, NC48.7-1.3 pts
72Wilson, NC48.6-1.3 pts
73Pineville, NC47.50 pts
74Rocky Mount, NC47.5-2.5 pts
75Morehead City, NC47.3-1 pts
76Wilmington, NC46.8+0.9 pts
77Asheboro, NC46.6-1.6 pts
78Fayetteville, NC46.5+1 pts
79Laurinburg, NC45.70 pts
80Lincolnton, NC45.3+3.9 pts
81Hendersonville, NC45.1-2.4 pts
82Lumberton, NC45.1-1.7 pts
83Havelock, NC45+2.8 pts
84Carrboro, NC43.6+0.1 pts
85Kinston, NC42.2+1.1 pts
86Lexington, NC41.2+1.4 pts
87Elizabeth City, NC41-1.9 pts
88Henderson, NC39.6+2.6 pts
89Goldsboro, NC39.20 pts
90Jacksonville, NC37+1.4 pts
91Greenville, NC32.6-0.3 pts
92Boone, NC23.8+0.9 pts
93Spring Lake, NC21.5-0.7 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/north-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Weddington, NC, with 95.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Spring Lake, NC, with 21.5% in 2023.

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