Counties in North Carolina by median home value

Orange County had the highest median home value of 100 counties in 2021, at $339,900. Robeson County had the lowest, at $77,900. The median was $159,600 and the figure for North Carolina was $197,500. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest339,900Orange County
Lowest77,900Robeson County
Median159,600100 counties
North Carolina197,500History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Orange CountyOrange County: 339,900 USD339,900Chatham CountyChatham County: 325,500 USD325,500Wake CountyWake County: 324,500 USD324,500Dare CountyDare County: 321,400 USD321,400Union CountyUnion County: 279,500 USD279,500New Hanover CountyNew Hanover County: 277,900 USD277,900Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 276,400 USD276,400Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 276,200 USD276,200Buncombe CountyBuncombe County: 273,900 USD273,900Durham CountyDurham County: 262,400 USD262,400Henderson CountyHenderson County: 251,800 USD251,800Transylvania CountyTransylvania County: 250,200 USD250,200Watauga CountyWatauga County: 249,500 USD249,500Moore CountyMoore County: 247,000 USD247,000Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 239,500 USD239,500Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 238,800 USD238,800Carteret CountyCarteret County: 237,800 USD237,800Polk CountyPolk County: 228,000 USD228,000Camden CountyCamden County: 226,400 USD226,400Iredell CountyIredell County: 220,800 USD220,800Jackson CountyJackson County: 211,500 USD211,500Pender CountyPender County: 210,600 USD210,600Madison CountyMadison County: 208,800 USD208,800Clay CountyClay County: 208,600 USD208,600Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 203,200 USD203,200Johnston CountyJohnston County: 202,600 USD202,600Haywood CountyHaywood County: 196,300 USD196,300Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 182,700 USD182,700Guilford CountyGuilford County: 182,300 USD182,300Davie CountyDavie County: 181,600 USD181,600Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 179,500 USD179,500Granville CountyGranville County: 177,600 USD177,600Macon CountyMacon County: 176,900 USD176,900Yancey CountyYancey County: 175,200 USD175,200Franklin CountyFranklin County: 174,200 USD174,200Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 171,300 USD171,300Avery CountyAvery County: 171,200 USD171,200Ashe CountyAshe County: 170,700 USD170,700Gaston CountyGaston County: 170,500 USD170,500Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 170,200 USD170,200
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Orange County339,900
2Chatham County325,500
3Wake County324,500
4Dare County321,400
5Union County279,500
6New Hanover County277,900
7Currituck County276,400
8Mecklenburg County276,200
9Buncombe County273,900
10Durham County262,400
11Henderson County251,800
12Transylvania County250,200
13Watauga County249,500
14Moore County247,000
15Cabarrus County239,500
16Brunswick County238,800
17Carteret County237,800
18Polk County228,000
19Camden County226,400
20Iredell County220,800
21Jackson County211,500
22Pender County210,600
23Madison County208,800
24Clay County208,600
25Lincoln County203,200
26Johnston County202,600
27Haywood County196,300
28Perquimans County182,700
29Guilford County182,300
30Davie County181,600
31Pasquotank County179,500
32Granville County177,600
33Macon County176,900
34Yancey County175,200
35Franklin County174,200
36Forsyth County171,300
37Avery County171,200
38Ashe County170,700
39Gaston County170,500
40Mitchell County170,200
41Onslow County169,100
42Swain County169,000
43Alamance County168,900
44Craven County168,100
45Pamlico County166,500
46Harnett County165,800
47Alleghany County165,500
48Cherokee County164,400
49Catawba County163,100
50Stanly County161,900
51Davidson County157,300
52Rowan County155,700
53Hoke County154,400
54Lee County154,300
55Pitt County153,100
56Stokes County150,000
57Alexander County149,900
58Chowan County149,800
59Person County146,900
60Gates County146,600
61Yadkin County145,800
62Cumberland County145,200
63Beaufort County142,800
64Nash County141,900
65Surry County136,500
66Caldwell County136,100
67Cleveland County135,700
68Randolph County134,800
69Rutherford County133,600
70Wilkes County133,200
71McDowell County132,300
72Wayne County131,400
73Wilson County130,000
74Burke County128,300
75Montgomery County122,400
76Caswell County122,000
77Rockingham County120,600
78Hyde County118,200
79Graham County115,600
80Vance County113,100
81Bladen County106,000
82Jones County104,900
83Columbus County102,300
83Sampson County102,300
85Anson County100,700
86Tyrrell County99,400
87Warren County97,600
88Edgecombe County92,900
89Richmond County92,200
90Lenoir County91,600
91Duplin County91,400
92Martin County90,400
93Greene County89,900
94Halifax County89,600
94Scotland County89,600
96Hertford County89,400
97Northampton County87,400
98Washington County86,000
99Bertie County78,100
100Robeson County77,900

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About this ranking

Value of owner-occupied housing units at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Value is the owner's estimate of what the home and lot would sell for. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Owners' estimates, not sale prices. Medians outside the published range are coded 9,999 (under 10,000) or 2,000,001 (2,000,000 or more) and marked as estimated. For price changes use the FHFA house price indexes.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median home value?

Orange County, with $339,900 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median home value?

Robeson County, with $77,900 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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