Home values, rents and more in McDowell County, NC
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How McDowell County, NC compares
The typical home in McDowell County, NC is worth about $256,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in McDowell County, NC are about the same as the typical value in the Marion metro area ($256,000) and 30% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in McDowell County, NC fell 2.5%, compared with −2.5% in the Marion metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,425 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Marion metro area ($1,425) and 26% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $57,168, against $57,168 in the Marion metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 45,198 people live in McDowell County, NC (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
McDowell County, NC has the 45th-lowest typical home value of the 100 counties in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: Marion 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.