Typical Cost of a House in North Carolina
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The median home value in North Carolina is $288,900, measured over 2020–2024. That is 13.2% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$288,900
2020–2024, give or take $1,086
Against the U.S. median
−13.2%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
28th highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in North Carolina
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,631a month
−16.9%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$1,228a month
−13.1%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where North Carolina sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in North Carolina
100 counties, each compared with the North Carolina median.
- Alamance County−16.4%$241,500
- Alexander County−26.7%$211,800
- Alleghany County−25.6%$214,800
- Anson County−48.6%$148,600
- Ashe County−15.9%$243,100
- Avery County−8.0%$265,800
- Beaufort County−33.3%$192,700
- Bertie County−65.9%$98,500
- Bladen County−53.2%$135,100
- Brunswick County+21.1%$349,800
- Buncombe County+35.6%$391,800
- Burke County−35.8%$185,400
- Cabarrus County+22.8%$354,800
- Caldwell County−33.5%$192,200
- Camden County+16.7%$337,100
- Carteret County+15.4%$333,300
- Caswell County−43.1%$164,500
- Catawba County−16.4%$241,600
- Chatham County+54.4%$446,200
- Cherokee County−19.6%$232,300
- Chowan County−18.4%$235,800
- Clay County−3.6%$278,400
- Cleveland County−30.8%$200,000
- Columbus County−49.5%$146,000
- Craven County−19.8%$231,600
- Cumberland County−31.0%$199,200
- Currituck County+31.1%$378,800
- Dare County+59.4%$460,400
- Davidson County−24.2%$219,100
- Davie County−12.1%$253,900
- Duplin County−52.4%$137,400
- Durham County+34.8%$389,400
- Edgecombe County−56.7%$125,100
- Forsyth County−13.3%$250,400
- Franklin County−1.6%$284,300
- Gaston County−7.9%$266,000
- Gates County−40.9%$170,800
- Graham County−40.9%$170,600
- Granville County−14.3%$247,700
- Greene County−59.4%$117,400
- Guilford County−10.0%$259,900
- Halifax County−63.2%$106,200
- Harnett County−14.8%$246,200
- Haywood County−3.4%$279,200
- Henderson County+21.6%$351,400
- Hertford County−58.7%$119,200
- Hoke County−24.1%$219,300
- Hyde County−57.1%$124,000
- Iredell County+11.2%$321,400
- Jackson County−1.5%$284,700
- Johnston County+5.8%$305,600
- Jones County−54.9%$130,300
- Lee County−16.9%$240,200
- Lenoir County−58.3%$120,500
- Lincoln County+11.1%$321,000
- Macon County−12.8%$251,900
- Madison County−1.5%$284,600
- Martin County−62.0%$109,700
- McDowell County−40.8%$171,100
- Mecklenburg County+40.8%$406,800
- Mitchell County−23.8%$220,100
- Montgomery County−44.0%$161,700
- Moore County+21.6%$351,400
- Nash County−33.9%$191,000
- New Hanover County+34.2%$387,800
- Northampton County−60.4%$114,500
- Onslow County−18.2%$236,400
- Orange County+59.1%$459,500
- Pamlico County−25.0%$216,800
- Pasquotank County−18.8%$234,600
- Pender County+3.5%$299,000
- Perquimans County−19.8%$231,700
- Person County−26.0%$213,900
- Pitt County−27.7%$208,900
- Polk County+9.0%$315,000
- Randolph County−31.8%$197,100
- Richmond County−55.8%$127,800
- Robeson County−67.3%$94,500
- Rockingham County−41.6%$168,600
- Rowan County−17.5%$238,400
- Rutherford County−30.1%$201,800
- Sampson County−47.8%$150,700
- Scotland County−60.2%$114,900
- Stanly County−16.1%$242,400
- Stokes County−31.9%$196,700
- Surry County−38.5%$177,600
- Swain County−28.3%$207,000
- Transylvania County+29.3%$373,600
- Tyrrell County−43.1%$164,500
- Union County+44.4%$417,300
- Vance County−44.1%$161,500
- Wake County+59.7%$461,300
- Warren County−46.6%$154,200
- Washington County−56.4%$125,900
- Watauga County+24.2%$358,900
- Wayne County−38.1%$178,700
- Wilkes County−41.6%$168,800
- Wilson County−35.6%$186,000
- Yadkin County−37.3%$181,200
- Yancey County−15.9%$243,100
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in North Carolina. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,086 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in North Carolina?
- The median home value in North Carolina is $288,900, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in North Carolina?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $288,900 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in North Carolina?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in North Carolina pay a median of $1,631 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in North Carolina?
- Median gross rent in North Carolina is $1,228 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in North Carolina expensive compared with other places?
- North Carolina has the 28th highest median home value of 51 states, 13.2% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700