50 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Robeson County NC 14 0.45 $87,700 $39,393 $741 0.9%
02 Sampson County NC 25 0.43 $116,600 $49,963 $752 0.8%
03 Lenoir County NC 87 0.42 $101,600 $43,063 $792 1.0%
04 Columbus County NC 85 0.36 $119,800 $43,206 $738 0.9%
05 Wayne County NC 22 0.36 $152,300 $54,323 $899 0.8%
06 Randolph County NC 76 0.36 $158,300 $56,423 $813 0.8%
07 Rockingham County NC 74 0.36 $142,900 $50,737 $743 0.8%
08 Nash County NC 31 0.35 $162,100 $56,770 $879 0.8%
09 Burke County NC 50 0.35 $155,500 $53,732 $768 0.7%
10 Surry County NC 55 0.34 $153,700 $52,743 $706 0.7%
11 Franklin County NC 36 0.34 $209,500 $70,493 $971 0.8%
12 Wilkes County NC 76 0.34 $146,200 $49,119 $712 0.7%
13 Cumberland County NC 50 0.33 $166,600 $55,551 $1,098 1.1%
14 Harnett County NC 52 0.33 $195,900 $64,992 $1,022 0.8%
15 Caldwell County NC 44 0.33 $158,300 $52,362 $717 0.7%
16 Lee County NC 48 0.33 $186,000 $60,941 $923 0.9%
17 Cleveland County NC 16 0.33 $155,000 $50,723 $794 0.7%
18 Granville County NC 53 0.33 $208,600 $68,079 $937 0.8%
19 Wilson County NC 52 0.32 $153,800 $49,827 $853 0.9%
20 Hoke County NC 27 0.32 $177,500 $57,141 $1,036 0.7%
21 Catawba County NC 40 0.32 $194,000 $62,070 $866 0.7%
22 Rutherford County NC 47 0.32 $158,200 $50,512 $729 0.6%
23 Rowan County NC 39 0.32 $187,300 $59,717 $925 0.7%
24 Stanly County NC 81 0.32 $190,700 $60,634 $816 0.7%
25 Craven County NC 64 0.32 $194,100 $61,676 $1,056 0.7%
26 Davidson County NC 58 0.32 $184,300 $58,473 $822 0.7%
27 Lincoln County NC 30 0.31 $241,200 $75,672 $928 0.6%
28 Johnston County NC 23 0.31 $240,100 $75,288 $970 0.7%
29 Pender County NC 22 0.31 $240,800 $74,538 $1,039 0.7%
30 Alamance County NC 30 0.31 $197,700 $60,866 $959 0.7%
31 Pitt County NC 41 0.31 $178,700 $54,915 $911 0.9%
32 Onslow County NC 44 0.30 $196,800 $59,976 $1,132 0.7%
33 Gaston County NC 28 0.30 $206,700 $62,628 $1,005 0.9%
34 Forsyth County NC 38 0.30 $205,700 $61,229 $969 0.9%
35 Cabarrus County NC 25 0.30 $281,600 $83,828 $1,185 0.8%
36 Guilford County NC 37 0.29 $215,700 $62,880 $1,049 0.9%
37 Union County NC 24 0.28 $336,600 $95,533 $1,274 0.7%
38 Iredell County NC 14 0.28 $261,200 $73,103 $1,105 0.7%
39 Moore County NC 32 0.27 $284,000 $77,981 $1,084 0.6%
40 Wake County NC 8 0.25 $385,700 $96,734 $1,412 0.8%
41 Brunswick County NC 18 0.25 $284,100 $71,193 $1,187 0.6%
42 Haywood County NC 9 0.25 $227,500 $56,596 $954 0.6%
43 Carteret County NC 49 0.24 $277,400 $66,965 $1,009 0.5%
44 Durham County NC 7 0.24 $311,300 $74,927 $1,301 0.9%
45 Mecklenburg County NC 8 0.24 $334,700 $79,265 $1,413 0.8%
46 Chatham County NC 14 0.23 $373,300 $84,222 $995 0.7%
47 Henderson County NC 16 0.22 $291,500 $65,508 $1,032 0.5%
48 Orange County NC 10 0.22 $395,600 $85,785 $1,316 1.0%
49 New Hanover County NC 16 0.21 $320,000 $67,515 $1,249 0.6%
50 Buncombe County NC 1 0.20 $328,900 $66,531 $1,209 0.6%

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