North Carolina housing market
Typical home value
$332K
▼ 0.2% 1 yr
5-year change
+22%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,706/mo
79 cities
Unemployment rate
3.4%
Median household income
$80K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in North Carolina is worth $332,159, down 0.2% in a year and up 22% over five years. That's the #28 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 79 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,706/mo, roughly a 6.2% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $80,250 in 2025, so the typical home costs 4.1× income.
- 4Unemployment is 3.4% (−0.5 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
North Carolina metro areas
Charlotte, NC
$381K home$1,735 rent5.5% yield
▼ 0.8% 1 yr
Raleigh, NC
$428K home$1,669 rent4.7% yield
▼ 1.7% 1 yr
Greensboro, NC
$261K home$1,406 rent6.5% yield
▲ 0.8% 1 yr
Winston, NC
$278K home$1,529 rent6.6% yield
▲ 1.7% 1 yr
Durham, NC
$402K home$1,640 rent4.9% yield
▼ 2.5% 1 yr
Fayetteville, NC
$254K home$1,454 rent6.9% yield
▲ 0.3% 1 yr
Asheville, NC
$416K home$1,702 rent4.9% yield
▼ 3.3% 1 yr
Hickory, NC
$267K home$1,595 rent7.2% yield
▲ 1.7% 1 yr
Wilmington, NC
$443K home$1,744 rent4.7% yield
▲ 0.7% 1 yr
Jacksonville, NC
$291K home$1,577 rent6.5% yield
▲ 3.2% 1 yr
Greenville, NC
$244K home$1,465 rent7.2% yield
▲ 1.1% 1 yr
Burlington, NC
$291K home$1,339 rent5.5% yield
▲ 1.0% 1 yr
Rocky Mount, NC
$198K home$1,273 rent7.7% yield
▲ 1.4% 1 yr
New Bern, NC
$262K home$1,588 rent7.3% yield
▲ 2.5% 1 yr
Lumberton, NC
$137K home$1,149 rent10.1% yield
▲ 2.3% 1 yr
Goldsboro, NC
$179K home$1,519 rent10.2% yield
▼ 0.6% 1 yr
North Carolina cities
79 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
79 cities
| Charlotte | $390K | ▼ 1.2% | $1,729 | ▲ 1.1% | 5.3% |
| Raleigh | $425K | ▼ 1.7% | $1,572 | ▲ 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Greensboro | $261K | ▼ 0.3% | $1,395 | ▲ 2.2% | 6.4% |
| Durham | $385K | ▼ 3.7% | $1,626 | ▲ 3.2% | 5.1% |
| Winston-Salem | $260K | ■ 0.0% | $1,478 | ▲ 4.8% | 6.8% |
| Fayetteville | $222K | ▲ 0.3% | $1,362 | ▲ 2.2% | 7.4% |
| Wilmington | $416K | ▲ 0.2% | $1,713 | ▲ 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Cary | $613K | ▼ 1.3% | $1,768 | ▲ 1.6% | 3.5% |
| Concord | $378K | ▼ 0.5% | $1,784 | ▲ 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Asheville | $444K | ▼ 5.0% | $1,726 | ▲ 0.2% | 4.7% |
| High Point | $248K | ■ 0.0% | $1,418 | ▲ 3.8% | 6.9% |
| Jacksonville | $262K | ▲ 3.5% | $1,421 | ▲ 4.0% | 6.5% |
| Greenville | $236K | ▲ 0.8% | $1,460 | ▲ 1.9% | 7.4% |
| Chapel Hill | $622K | ▼ 0.7% | $1,723 | ▲ 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Gastonia | $273K | ▼ 0.8% | $1,483 | ▲ 2.2% | 6.5% |
| Apex | $589K | ▼ 1.6% | $1,947 | ▲ 0.6% | 4.0% |
| Mooresville | $478K | ▼ 0.6% | $1,675 | ▲ 2.0% | 4.2% |
| Wake Forest | $504K | ▼ 1.0% | $1,798 | ▲ 2.9% | 4.3% |
| Lexington | $272K | ▲ 3.8% | $1,480 | ▲ 5.6% | 6.5% |
| Salisbury | $280K | ▼ 0.2% | $1,393 | ▲ 3.4% | 6.0% |
| Sanford | $287K | ▲ 0.1% | $1,734 | ▲ 1.5% | 7.2% |
| Clayton | $361K | ▼ 1.6% | $1,797 | ▲ 2.0% | 6.0% |
| Statesville | $296K | ▲ 2.5% | $1,765 | ▲ 4.8% | 7.2% |
| Huntersville | $544K | ▲ 0.2% | $1,903 | ▲ 0.6% | 4.2% |
| Hickory | $293K | ▲ 1.3% | $1,522 | ▲ 3.2% | 6.2% |
| Goldsboro | $190K | ■ 0.0% | $1,503 | ▲ 2.1% | 9.5% |
| Hendersonville | $406K | ▼ 1.7% | $1,674 | ▲ 2.7% | 4.9% |
| Wilson | $215K | ▼ 0.8% | $1,494 | ▲ 2.0% | 8.3% |
| Kernersville | $319K | ▲ 0.8% | $1,706 | ▲ 3.0% | 6.4% |
| Burlington | $253K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,310 | ▲ 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Monroe | $352K | ▼ 0.6% | $1,896 | ▲ 2.4% | 6.5% |
| Asheboro | $240K | ▲ 1.7% | $1,038 | ▲ 7.9% | 5.2% |
| Garner | $378K | ▼ 1.8% | $1,853 | ▲ 0.8% | 5.9% |
| Rocky Mount | $186K | ▲ 0.3% | $1,259 | ▲ 2.9% | 8.1% |
| New Bern | $283K | ▲ 1.7% | $1,555 | ▲ 3.0% | 6.6% |
| Fuquay Varina | $435K | ▼ 2.2% | $1,875 | ▲ 2.0% | 5.2% |
| Kannapolis | $276K | ▲ 0.2% | $1,578 | ▲ 2.7% | 6.9% |
| Thomasville | $235K | ▲ 2.0% | $1,314 | ▲ 3.6% | 6.7% |
| Raeford | $287K | ▲ 0.1% | $1,725 | ▲ 3.7% | 7.2% |
| Holly Springs | $573K | ▼ 0.7% | $1,890 | ▲ 2.3% | 4.0% |
| Indian Trail | $411K | ▼ 2.6% | $2,004 | ▲ 4.5% | 5.8% |
| Elizabeth City | $264K | ▲ 1.2% | $1,457 | ▲ 3.5% | 6.6% |
| Morrisville | $472K | ▼ 4.7% | $1,650 | ▲ 2.2% | 4.2% |
| Mebane | $348K | ▼ 1.1% | $1,493 | ▲ 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Hope Mills | $261K | ▲ 0.6% | $1,673 | ▲ 3.7% | 7.7% |
| Shelby | $211K | ▲ 0.1% | $1,160 | ▲ 0.7% | 6.6% |
| Waxhaw | $700K | ▼ 0.4% | $2,626 | ▲ 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Clemmons | $384K | ▼ 0.1% | $1,785 | ▲ 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Knightdale | $361K | ▼ 2.0% | $1,698 | ▲ 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Matthews | $504K | ▼ 0.2% | $1,736 | ▼ 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Zebulon | $338K | ▼ 0.4% | $1,951 | ▲ 3.0% | 6.9% |
| Cornelius | $521K | ▲ 0.8% | $1,796 | ▲ 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Winterville | $278K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,544 | ▲ 1.8% | 6.7% |
| Belmont | $432K | ▼ 0.3% | $1,819 | ▲ 2.2% | 5.1% |
| Hillsborough | $461K | ▼ 2.9% | $1,509 | ▲ 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Spring Lake | $257K | ▼ 0.1% | $1,430 | ▲ 0.4% | 6.7% |
| Mount Holly | $358K | ▲ 0.1% | $1,772 | ▲ 3.2% | 5.9% |
| Mint Hill | $509K | ▲ 0.5% | $1,650 | ▼ 1.5% | 3.9% |
| Hampstead | $489K | ▲ 0.8% | $1,985 | ▲ 8.2% | 4.9% |
| Wendell | $366K | ▼ 1.4% | $1,802 | ▼ 2.5% | 5.9% |
| Cameron | $322K | ▲ 0.4% | $2,008 | ▲ 2.6% | 7.5% |
| Denver | $555K | ▼ 0.6% | $1,956 | ▲ 3.3% | 4.2% |
| Harrisburg | $492K | ▼ 0.6% | $2,520 | ▲ 0.4% | 6.1% |
| Pittsboro | $550K | ▲ 0.4% | $1,872 | ▲ 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Arden | $428K | ▼ 4.2% | $1,527 | ▼ 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Weaverville | $458K | ▼ 3.7% | $1,668 | ▲ 0.4% | 4.4% |
| Leland | $383K | ▼ 0.4% | $1,697 | ▲ 4.0% | 5.3% |
| Angier | $331K | ▼ 1.2% | $1,830 | ▲ 1.6% | 6.6% |
| Havelock | $234K | ▲ 2.3% | $1,542 | ▲ 3.1% | 7.9% |
| Davidson | $650K | ▲ 0.4% | $2,107 | ▲ 0.1% | 3.9% |
| Dallas | $271K | ■ 0.0% | $1,752 | ▲ 2.9% | 7.8% |
| Hubert | $281K | ▲ 3.2% | $1,499 | ▲ 3.5% | 6.4% |
| Pinehurst | $532K | ▲ 0.2% | $2,012 | ▲ 0.3% | 4.5% |
| Carrboro | $413K | ▼ 3.5% | $1,564 | ▲ 2.8% | 4.5% |
| Southern Pines | $451K | ▲ 0.3% | $1,753 | ▼ 1.4% | 4.7% |
| Troutman | $397K | ▼ 0.1% | $2,005 | ▲ 10.3% | 6.1% |
| Pineville | $400K | ▼ 0.9% | $1,534 | ▲ 1.4% | 4.6% |
| Holly Ridge | $347K | ▲ 2.4% | $1,826 | ▲ 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Surf City | $626K | ▲ 4.1% | $2,005 | ▲ 4.5% | 3.8% |
Landlord law in North Carolina
North Carolina landlord-tenant rules
Deposit limit: 2 weeks' rent for week-to-week tenancies, 1½ months for month-to-month, 2 months for longer terms. Return deadline, late fees, notice periods and sources →
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.