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Home values, rents and more in Cabarrus County, NC

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$380,000
Metro: $381,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.3%
Metro: −0.8% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,794/mo
Metro: $1,735 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.3%
Metro: +1.6% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
249,725
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$89,005
Metro: $83,304 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Cabarrus County, NC, shaded by typical home valueCabarrusMecklenburgRowanUnionStanlyAnson
  • Under $260k
  • $260k–$290k
  • $290k–$360k
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  • $380k+
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Counties around Cabarrus County, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Cabarrus County, NC is outlined.

How Cabarrus County, NC compares

The typical home in Cabarrus County, NC is worth about $380,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Cabarrus County, NC are about the same as the typical value in the Charlotte metro area ($381,000) and 4% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Cabarrus County, NC fell 0.3%, compared with −0.8% in the Charlotte metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,794 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 3% above the Charlotte metro area ($1,735) and 7% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.3% over the past year.

The median household income is $89,005, against $83,304 in the Charlotte metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 249,725 people live in Cabarrus County, NC (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Cabarrus County, NC has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 11 counties in the Charlotte metro area and the 24th-highest of 100 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Charlotte metro area · North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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