Home values, rents and more in North Carolina
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How North Carolina compares
The typical home in North Carolina is worth about $332,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in North Carolina are 9% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in North Carolina fell 0.2%, compared with +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,603 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 17% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $72,388, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 11,197,968 people live in North Carolina (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
North Carolina has the 24th-lowest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.
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Metro areas in North Carolina
- Albemarle, NC $303,000
- Anderson Creek, NC $292,000
- Asheville, NC $416,000
- Boone, NC $508,000
- Brevard, NC $462,000
- Burlington, NC $291,000
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $381,000
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $402,000
- Elizabeth City, NC $268,000
- Fayetteville, NC $254,000
- Forest City, NC $214,000
- Goldsboro, NC $179,000
- Greensboro-High Point, NC $261,000
- Greenville, NC $244,000
- Henderson, NC $182,000
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $267,000
- Jacksonville, NC $291,000
- Kill Devil Hills, NC $597,000
- Kinston, NC $150,000
- Laurinburg, NC $145,000
- Lumberton, NC $137,000
- Marion, NC $256,000
- Morehead City, NC $470,000
- Mount Airy, NC $242,000
- New Bern, NC $262,000
- North Wilkesboro, NC $225,000
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $410,000
- Raleigh-Cary, NC $428,000
- Roanoke Rapids, NC $114,000
- Rockingham, NC $129,000
- Rocky Mount, NC $198,000
- Sanford, NC $288,000
- Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC $211,000
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $371,000
- Washington, NC $235,000
- Waynesville, NC $339,000
- Wilmington, NC $443,000
- Wilson, NC $216,000
- Winston-Salem, NC $278,000
Counties in North Carolina
- Alamance County, NC $291,000
- Alexander County, NC $268,000
- Alleghany County, NC $266,000
- Anson County, NC $140,000
- Ashe County, NC $351,000
- Avery County, NC $384,000
- Beaufort County, NC $235,000
- Bertie County, NC $66,735
- Bladen County, NC $152,000
- Brunswick County, NC $404,000
- Buncombe County, NC $440,000
- Burke County, NC $253,000
- Cabarrus County, NC $380,000
- Caldwell County, NC $234,000
- Camden County, NC $394,000
- Carteret County, NC $470,000
- Caswell County, NC $210,000
- Catawba County, NC $292,000
- Chatham County, NC $558,000
- Cherokee County, NC $265,000
- Chowan County, NC $231,000
- Clay County, NC $338,000
- Cleveland County, NC $211,000
- Columbus County, NC $198,000
- Craven County, NC $275,000
- Cumberland County, NC $228,000
- Currituck County, NC $544,000
- Dare County, NC $597,000
- Davidson County, NC $273,000
- Davie County, NC $325,000
- Duplin County, NC $188,000
- Durham County, NC $385,000
- Edgecombe County, NC $137,000
- Forsyth County, NC $281,000
- Franklin County, NC $356,000
- Gaston County, NC $295,000
- Gates County, NC $255,000
- Graham County, NC $226,000
- Granville County, NC $315,000
- Greene County, NC $177,000
- Guilford County, NC $274,000
- Halifax County, NC $116,000
- Harnett County, NC $292,000
- Haywood County, NC $339,000
- Henderson County, NC $423,000
- Hertford County, NC $114,000
- Hoke County, NC $281,000
- Hyde County, NC $223,000
- Iredell County, NC $384,000
- Jackson County, NC $448,000
- Johnston County, NC $340,000
- Jones County, NC $132,000
- Lee County, NC $288,000
- Lenoir County, NC $150,000
- Lincoln County, NC $402,000
- Macon County, NC $360,000
- Madison County, NC $388,000
- Martin County, NC $127,000
- McDowell County, NC $256,000
- Mecklenburg County, NC $415,000
- Mitchell County, NC $236,000
- Montgomery County, NC $195,000
- Moore County, NC $410,000
- Nash County, NC $234,000
- New Hanover County, NC $446,000
- Northampton County, NC $108,000
- Onslow County, NC $291,000
- Orange County, NC $495,000
- Pamlico County, NC $282,000
- Pasquotank County, NC $264,000
- Pender County, NC $436,000
- Perquimans County, NC $285,000
- Person County, NC $247,000
- Pitt County, NC $244,000
- Polk County, NC $307,000
- Randolph County, NC $252,000
- Richmond County, NC $129,000
- Robeson County, NC $137,000
- Rockingham County, NC $197,000
- Rowan County, NC $276,000
- Rutherford County, NC $215,000
- Sampson County, NC $152,000
- Scotland County, NC $145,000
- Stanly County, NC $303,000
- Stokes County, NC $259,000
- Surry County, NC $242,000
- Swain County, NC $322,000
- Transylvania County, NC $462,000
- Tyrrell County, NC $169,000
- Union County, NC $445,000
- Vance County, NC $182,000
- Wake County, NC $471,000
- Warren County, NC $221,000
- Washington County, NC $112,000
- Watauga County, NC $508,000
- Wayne County, NC $179,000
- Wilkes County, NC $225,000
- Wilson County, NC $216,000
- Yadkin County, NC $234,000
- Yancey County, NC $314,000
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.