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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Home Values in North Carolina

The most affordable counties in the country by median home value. Many are rural and losing population, which is worth weighing against the price.

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North Carolina ranked

#County Median homeMonthly to ownEffective rate
1 Robeson County $88,600$8670.902%
2 Bertie County $95,800$9110.797%
3 Northampton County $102,200$9921.205%
4 Halifax County $102,500$9891.135%
5 Washington County $107,000$1,0211.123%
6 Martin County $109,900$1,0381.070%
7 Scotland County $109,900$1,0230.909%
8 Hertford County $111,100$1,0380.975%
9 Lenoir County $111,400$1,0320.884%
10 Greene County $114,000$1,0490.868%
11 Edgecombe County $116,800$1,0921.098%
12 Anson County $119,300$1,0940.933%
13 Hyde County $119,600$1,0660.630%
14 Richmond County $120,800$1,1050.929%
15 Jones County $122,600$1,1000.755%
16 Duplin County $123,200$1,1030.740%
17 Warren County $124,700$1,1250.849%
18 Bladen County $125,800$1,1390.904%
19 Columbus County $128,300$1,1540.873%
20 Sampson County $128,400$1,1490.819%
21 Tyrrell County $138,400$1,2290.891%
22 Vance County $146,300$1,2760.806%
23 Montgomery County $150,300$1,2920.703%
24 Caswell County $151,200$1,2950.677%
25 Graham County $155,800$1,3100.540%
26 Rockingham County $156,000$1,3440.788%
27 Wilkes County $161,400$1,3600.621%
28 Wayne County $162,700$1,3860.744%
29 Gates County $163,900$1,3990.777%
30 Surry County $166,400$1,3950.621%
31 McDowell County $168,300$1,3940.518%
32 Burke County $170,500$1,4350.699%
33 Nash County $171,100$1,4500.771%
34 Randolph County $171,600$1,4460.720%
35 Wilson County $171,800$1,4630.831%
36 Caldwell County $174,000$1,4520.639%
37 Yadkin County $176,400$1,4750.686%
38 Cleveland County $180,200$1,5030.688%
39 Rutherford County $180,800$1,4910.582%
40 Beaufort County $181,200$1,5120.705%
41 Cumberland County $183,700$1,5740.992%
42 Stokes County $186,800$1,5390.620%
43 Alexander County $190,000$1,5630.631%
44 Person County $192,800$1,5890.668%
45 Pitt County $194,300$1,6290.849%
46 Hoke County $196,000$1,6160.692%
47 Alleghany County $199,000$1,6220.604%
48 Davidson County $200,100$1,6350.631%
49 Mitchell County $202,100$1,6270.502%
50 Chowan County $204,400$1,6740.686%
51 Craven County $206,200$1,6840.665%
52 Cherokee County $208,700$1,6730.501%
53 Pamlico County $209,800$1,6980.599%
54 Swain County $209,800$1,6630.402%
55 Perquimans County $211,600$1,7140.622%
56 Lee County $213,800$1,7610.798%
57 Stanly County $214,300$1,7330.622%
58 Rowan County $216,100$1,7520.653%
59 Catawba County $218,100$1,7570.605%
60 Onslow County $219,500$1,7750.652%
61 Harnett County $220,700$1,8010.744%
62 Alamance County $221,200$1,7870.651%
63 Ashe County $221,900$1,7670.512%
64 Yancey County $222,300$1,7630.476%
65 Pasquotank County $223,300$1,8100.693%
66 Forsyth County $227,800$1,8720.849%
67 Macon County $229,000$1,8000.428%
68 Avery County $233,200$1,8260.414%
69 Guilford County $234,900$1,9300.883%
70 Gaston County $235,000$1,9140.797%
71 Davie County $235,300$1,8900.667%
72 Granville County $235,700$1,9030.719%
73 Franklin County $240,900$1,9400.719%
74 Jackson County $253,900$1,9590.369%
75 Haywood County $254,900$2,0150.601%
76 Clay County $263,300$2,0410.451%
77 Madison County $263,500$2,0530.496%
78 Pender County $267,100$2,1220.696%
79 Johnston County $267,600$2,1240.688%
80 Lincoln County $279,500$2,1870.594%
81 Polk County $281,100$2,1940.579%
82 Camden County $289,800$2,2640.616%
83 Iredell County $292,300$2,2860.631%
84 Carteret County $304,200$2,3240.450%
85 Brunswick County $314,700$2,4270.568%
86 Moore County $315,300$2,4310.566%
87 Henderson County $317,800$2,4380.525%
88 Cabarrus County $318,600$2,5060.762%
89 Watauga County $321,500$2,4340.415%
90 Transylvania County $336,100$2,5460.458%
91 Currituck County $351,200$2,6500.456%
92 Durham County $351,700$2,7660.839%
93 New Hanover County $353,700$2,7060.587%
94 Buncombe County $360,000$2,7550.601%
95 Mecklenburg County $371,200$2,8790.749%
96 Union County $374,400$2,8600.614%
97 Chatham County $397,800$3,0440.671%
98 Wake County $422,800$3,2370.715%
99 Dare County $425,400$3,1890.528%
100 Orange County $428,500$3,3640.958%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

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