Home values, rents and more in Gaston County, NC
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Gaston County, NC compares
The typical home in Gaston County, NC is worth about $295,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Gaston County, NC are 23% below the typical value in the Charlotte metro area ($381,000) and 19% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Gaston County, NC fell 0.2%, compared with −0.8% in the Charlotte metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,633 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 6% below the Charlotte metro area ($1,735) and 15% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $67,478, against $83,304 in the Charlotte metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 246,558 people live in Gaston County, NC (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Gaston County, NC has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 11 counties in the Charlotte metro area and the 37th-highest of 100 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: Charlotte metro area · North Carolina
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Cities in Gaston County, NC
ZIP codes in Gaston County, NC
- 28006 · Alexis $337,000
- 28012 · Belmont $418,000
- 28016 · Bessemer City $237,000
- 28021 · Cherryville $248,000
- 28032 · Cramerton $306,000
- 28034 · Dallas $282,000
- 28052 · Gastonia $210,000
- 28054 · Gastonia $267,000
- 28056 · Gastonia $347,000
- 28098 · Lowell $268,000
- 28101 · Mc Adenville $489,000
- 28120 · Mount Holly $363,000
- 28164 · Stanley $364,000
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.