What is the #1 most affordable housing in north carolina?

Scotland Neck ranks #1 with $76,100 (median home value).

What are the top 5 most affordable housing in north carolina?

1. Scotland Neck ($76,100), 2. Magnolia ($76,900), 3. La Grange ($78,500), 4. Maxton ($79,600), 5. Enfield ($81,800)

How many cities in North Carolina are ranked?

This ranking includes 454 cities in North Carolina with available data.

Most Affordable Housing in North Carolina (2026)

Scotland Neck is the #1 ranked city in North Carolina with $76,100 (median home value). This ranking includes 454 North Carolina cities with available data.

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All 454 Cities Ranked

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS

#	City	Population	Median Home Value
1	Scotland Neck	2,087	$76,100
2	Magnolia	1,109	$76,900
3	La Grange	2,692	$78,500
4	Maxton	2,398	$79,600
5	Enfield	1,967	$81,800
6	Maury	1,069	$83,800
7	Plymouth	3,264	$83,900
8	South Rosemary	2,522	$84,100
9	Red Springs	3,107	$85,400
10	Robersonville	1,319	$85,900
11	Norlina	1,050	$88,200
12	Fairmont	2,326	$88,500
13	Emma	2,757	$88,900
14	Bonnetsville	1,368	$89,300
15	Bladenboro	2,181	$89,800
16	Toast	1,066	$93,900
17	Weldon	1,522	$96,000
18	Brogden	2,712	$96,100
19	Andrews	1,976	$97,600
20	Lucama	1,108	$98,200
21	Belhaven	1,421	$98,200
22	Wadesboro	4,966	$98,600
23	Princeville	1,502	$99,100
24	Chadbourn	1,347	$100,300
25	Dudley	2,320	$100,700
26	Spring Lake	11,613	$101,300
27	East Rockingham	3,177	$102,700
28	Robbins	1,398	$102,900
29	Hamlet	6,000	$103,800
30	Nebo	1,608	$104,100
31	Elm City	1,173	$106,600
32	Ellerbe	1,070	$107,200
33	Kinston	19,576	$108,300
34	East Spencer	1,309	$108,500
35	Williamston	5,157	$108,900
36	Tabor City	3,695	$109,600
37	Roseboro	1,007	$110,500
38	Windsor	3,417	$111,400
39	Biscoe	2,259	$112,800
40	Rhodhiss	1,062	$113,400
41	Bethel	1,528	$114,000
42	Pembroke	2,823	$114,700
43	Rocky Point	1,045	$115,500
44	Mayodan	2,446	$116,100
45	Rose Hill	1,501	$116,200
46	Chocowinity	1,090	$116,500
47	Sharpsburg	1,629	$116,700
48	Coats	2,029	$116,800
49	Henderson	14,922	$116,800
50	Mount Olive	4,204	$117,200
51	Jonesville	2,782	$117,500
52	St. Pauls	2,628	$118,300
53	Elroy	3,507	$120,500
54	Snow Hill	2,102	$121,300
55	Laurinburg	15,079	$121,500
56	Grifton	2,661	$122,100
57	Franklinville	1,129	$122,400
58	Eden	15,353	$122,800
59	West Marion	1,018	$123,300
60	Beulaville	1,438	$123,400
61	Ahoskie	4,798	$123,800
62	Roanoke Rapids	15,024	$129,400
63	Ramseur	2,061	$130,000
64	Badin	2,163	$130,500
65	Spindale	4,244	$130,800
66	Marion	7,594	$131,100
67	Star	1,430	$131,600
68	Jackson Heights	1,002	$132,300
69	Pinetops	1,323	$132,600
70	Yanceyville	2,376	$132,900
71	Bayboro	1,282	$133,400
72	Rockingham	9,094	$133,900
73	Polkton	2,759	$134,100
74	Fairplains	1,876	$134,300
75	Troy	2,905	$134,500
76	Fruitland	2,417	$136,500
77	Icard	2,291	$136,600
78	Roxboro	8,144	$138,700
79	Reidsville	14,547	$139,000
80	Candor	1,284	$139,400
81	Mar-Mac	2,802	$139,800
82	Lumberton	19,220	$140,100
83	Mount Gilead	1,166	$141,700
84	Forest City	7,368	$142,100
85	Haw River	2,581	$142,200
86	Spring Hope	1,334	$142,400
87	Long View	4,967	$142,900
88	Kenansville	1,157	$144,800
89	Madison	2,198	$144,900
90	Marshville	2,586	$147,100
91	Rocky Mount	54,175	$148,300
92	Spencer	3,305	$149,800
93	Erwin	4,617	$150,400
94	Stoneville	1,213	$151,300
95	Lowell	3,711	$152,200
96	Liberty	2,678	$152,800
97	Murfreesboro	2,814	$153,100
98	Elizabethtown	3,294	$153,400
99	Cricket	2,512	$153,600
100	Gamewell	3,701	$154,100
101	Siler City	7,905	$154,900
102	Cordova	1,343	$155,200
103	Tarboro	10,705	$155,500
104	New Hope	1,200	$156,500
105	Lexington	19,691	$158,100
106	Hays	1,355	$158,900
107	Salem	2,035	$159,300
108	Denton	1,271	$160,400
109	Selma	6,611	$161,100
110	Ayden	5,035	$161,200
111	Asheboro	27,353	$162,800
112	Thomasville	27,261	$163,200
113	Mulberry	2,134	$164,000
114	Randleman	4,611	$164,100
115	Green Level	3,179	$164,500
116	Lenoir	18,282	$165,200
117	Wentworth	2,670	$165,700
118	Princeton	1,543	$165,800
119	Boonville	1,502	$167,300
120	Dobson	1,521	$168,300
121	Stony Point	1,301	$169,200
122	Newton	13,223	$169,300
123	Pumpkin Center	1,753	$170,300
124	Half Moon	7,780	$170,900
125	Welcome	3,649	$171,100
126	Valdese	4,689	$171,300
127	Fayetteville	209,692	$171,900
128	Yadkinville	2,986	$172,800
129	Bessemer City	5,508	$173,000
130	Whiteville	4,721	$173,100
131	Glen Alpine	1,995	$173,200
132	Goldsboro	33,448	$173,700
133	James City	4,859	$175,700
134	Cajah's Mountain	2,696	$175,900
135	Benson	4,144	$176,000
136	Hope Mills	17,823	$176,300
137	Mount Airy	10,631	$176,600
138	Oxford	8,897	$177,200
139	Kings Mountain	11,472	$177,700
140	Raeford	4,545	$177,900
141	Hertford	1,703	$178,600
142	Connelly Springs	2,342	$178,800
143	Norwood	3,110	$178,900
144	Dunn	8,512	$178,900
145	Saxapahaw	1,501	$179,300
146	Springdale	1,120	$179,600
147	Sawmills	5,027	$180,500
148	Tyro	3,635	$182,000
149	Kenly	2,351	$183,300
150	Rural Hall	3,421	$183,800
151	Walnut Cove	2,046	$184,100
152	Ranlo	4,556	$184,500
153	Farmville	4,493	$184,900
154	Pilot Mountain	1,584	$185,200
155	Shelby	21,868	$185,400
156	Clinton	8,336	$185,600
157	Albemarle	16,527	$186,100
158	Jefferson	1,852	$186,300
159	Havelock	16,471	$186,800
160	Mountain View	3,068	$187,100
161	Elkin	4,025	$187,200
162	St. Stephens	9,409	$187,500
163	River Road	3,518	$187,700
164	Trinity	7,066	$187,700
165	Archdale	11,992	$188,200
166	Arrowhead Beach	1,277	$188,400
167	Burlington	58,599	$188,700
168	Moravian Falls	1,015	$189,500
169	West Canton	1,369	$190,200
170	Franklin	4,221	$190,600
171	Rockfish	3,807	$191,000
172	Jacksonville	73,507	$191,700
173	Millers Creek	1,469	$191,700
174	Nashville	5,672	$191,700
175	Wilson	47,740	$192,000
176	Cherokee	1,631	$192,700
177	Wallace	3,438	$192,800
178	Efland	1,064	$192,900
179	Washington	9,754	$193,800
180	Carthage	2,840	$194,100
181	Neuse Forest	2,406	$194,200
182	Clyde	1,522	$194,600
183	Hildebran	1,860	$194,900
184	Sylva	2,600	$195,500
185	Franklinton	2,562	$195,800
186	Hudson	3,777	$196,200
187	Navassa	2,148	$196,300
188	Rutherford College	1,327	$196,600
189	Wilkesboro	3,664	$197,600
190	Cherryville	6,154	$198,000
191	Barbecue	5,933	$199,300
192	Barker Heights	1,025	$199,700
193	Graham	17,537	$200,600
194	Calabash	2,397	$202,000
195	Elizabeth City	18,740	$202,100
196	Spruce Pine	2,381	$202,300
197	Granite Falls	4,921	$203,100
198	Glen Raven	3,684	$204,000
199	Drexel	1,862	$204,600
200	Plain View	1,647	$205,700
201	Cleveland	1,053	$205,800
202	Stedman	1,613	$205,800
203	Burgaw	3,249	$207,400
204	East Flat Rock	6,468	$207,400
205	China Grove	4,487	$207,500
206	Stem	1,064	$207,600
207	Winston-Salem	250,887	$208,200
208	Morganton	17,541	$208,300
209	Columbus	1,166	$210,100
210	Taylorsville	2,386	$210,300
211	Mocksville	6,001	$210,900
212	New Bern	31,563	$211,500
213	High Point	115,263	$212,400
214	Pleasant Garden	4,989	$212,700
215	Greenville	88,540	$213,100
216	Middlesex	1,005	$213,800
217	Salisbury	35,730	$215,200
218	Sparta	1,957	$215,800
219	Smithfield	11,798	$217,000
220	Hayesville	1,110	$217,400
221	Louisburg	3,128	$217,400
222	Wingate	4,169	$217,700
223	Richlands	2,387	$217,800
224	West Jefferson	1,567	$217,900
225	Rockwell	2,688	$218,800
226	Maiden	3,777	$219,300
227	Lillington	4,683	$219,600
228	Pinebluff	1,723	$219,800
229	Vander	1,614	$219,900
230	Piney Green	14,205	$220,000
231	Wrightsboro	5,434	$220,700
232	Murphy	1,356	$221,100
233	Greensboro	298,564	$221,300
234	Vass	1,092	$221,700
235	Dallas	6,012	$221,700
236	Sanford	30,833	$222,000
237	Four Oaks	2,372	$222,100
238	Tryon	1,713	$222,700
239	Dana	3,824	$223,400
240	Burnsville	2,143	$223,800
241	Lincolnton	11,503	$224,600
242	Enochville	3,392	$225,200
243	Butner	7,996	$225,600
244	Broad Creek	1,963	$226,000
245	Statesville	29,161	$226,100
246	Canton	4,417	$226,400
247	Winterville	10,624	$226,600
248	Edenton	4,480	$226,800
249	Rutherfordton	3,669	$226,900
250	Tobaccoville	2,632	$227,200
251	Claremont	2,051	$227,200
252	King	7,345	$227,500
253	Pine Level	2,072	$228,000
254	Wilson's Mills	2,652	$228,700
255	Stanley	4,014	$229,000
256	Dortches	1,317	$230,600
257	Walkertown	5,793	$230,800
258	North Wilkesboro	4,348	$231,400
259	Landis	3,726	$233,400
260	Sneads Ferry	2,556	$233,500
261	River Bend	2,896	$233,700
262	Oakboro	2,453	$235,800
263	Angier	5,746	$236,100
264	Broadway	1,429	$236,100
265	Red Oak	3,372	$236,200
266	Boiling Springs	4,625	$236,800
267	Conover	8,491	$238,300
268	Eastover	3,666	$238,900
269	Newport	4,428	$245,300
270	Kannapolis	56,470	$245,500
271	Granite Quarry	3,015	$246,500
272	Bryson City	1,676	$246,700
273	Cove Creek	1,533	$247,700
274	Gorman	1,447	$248,000
275	Hickory	43,747	$248,300
276	Skippers Corner	3,834	$249,200
277	Faith	1,090	$249,800
278	Midway	4,826	$250,000
279	Gastonia	81,632	$250,000
280	Anderson Creek	14,021	$251,600
281	Waynesville	10,408	$254,800
282	Wanchese	1,793	$257,100
283	Belville	3,183	$257,100
284	Kings Grant	9,061	$258,200
285	Creedmoor	4,957	$260,000
286	Boiling Spring Lakes	6,206	$260,400
287	Hemby Bridge	2,079	$262,300
288	Gibsonville	9,289	$262,400
289	Mount Pleasant	1,866	$262,700
290	Lake Royale	2,959	$263,000
291	Kernersville	27,439	$264,000
292	Jamestown	3,685	$266,600
293	Monroe	35,596	$270,600
294	Swannanoa	6,043	$270,800
295	Southmont	1,293	$273,300
296	Zebulon	7,961	$275,400
297	Carolina Shores	4,843	$276,000
298	Fairfield Harbour	2,898	$278,800
299	Cherry Branch	1,406	$278,800
300	Murraysville	17,307	$281,600
301	Hendersonville	15,253	$282,500
302	Swepsonville	2,452	$282,500
303	Edneyville	2,698	$283,900
304	Lewisville	13,655	$284,300
305	Five Points	1,096	$284,700
306	Denver	2,483	$285,600
307	Archer Lodge	5,036	$285,600
308	Locust	5,529	$285,800
309	Mount Holly	17,928	$286,400
310	Northchase	5,879	$286,700
311	Aberdeen	8,969	$287,200
312	Silver Lake	6,242	$287,500
313	Bethlehem	3,928	$290,600
314	Holly Ridge	4,532	$291,100
315	Clayton	28,043	$292,400
316	Wallburg	3,104	$292,500
317	Balfour	1,132	$294,200
318	Trent Woods	4,086	$294,200
319	Forest Oaks	4,095	$294,400
320	Lake Waccamaw	1,666	$294,800
321	Harkers Island	1,080	$295,500
322	Mebane	18,899	$295,600
323	Mars Hill	2,738	$295,700
324	Lake Park	3,365	$296,400
325	Valley Hill	2,540	$296,500
326	Hoopers Creek	1,623	$297,300
327	Shallotte	4,465	$301,300
328	Stanfield	1,554	$302,400
329	Foscoe	1,257	$302,500
330	Grandy	2,443	$304,000
331	Clemmons	21,574	$306,900
332	Bermuda Run	3,166	$309,800
333	Spout Springs	11,073	$310,100
334	Unionville	6,826	$312,200
335	Maggie Valley	2,311	$312,200
336	Etowah	7,765	$313,500
337	Wendell	11,585	$316,700
338	Beaufort	4,613	$319,700
339	Garner	32,543	$320,300
340	Cramerton	5,376	$322,900
341	Brices Creek	3,592	$323,400
342	Fletcher	8,022	$324,000
343	Avery Creek	2,998	$326,200
344	Woodfin	7,957	$326,600
345	Concord	106,518	$327,600
346	Lake Junaluska	2,903	$329,600
347	Morehead City	9,696	$330,900
348	Brandywine Bay	1,404	$330,900
349	Knightdale	19,532	$331,900
350	Northlakes	1,462	$335,500
351	Midland	4,758	$342,700
352	Pittsboro	4,640	$342,800
353	Indian Trail	41,146	$343,500
354	Pineville	10,780	$344,700
355	Cape Carteret	2,598	$347,500
356	Mooresville	51,447	$348,500
357	Troutman	3,813	$349,100
358	Belmont	15,140	$349,700
359	Wilmington	118,578	$350,300
360	McAdenville	1,139	$350,900
361	Charlotte	886,283	$351,500
362	Black Mountain	8,462	$351,700
363	Foxfire	1,730	$352,300
364	Mountain Home	3,518	$353,200
365	Mineral Springs	3,244	$353,500
366	Sunset Beach	4,326	$354,300
367	Durham	288,465	$355,300
368	Elon	11,325	$355,800
369	Swansboro	3,887	$356,900
370	Mills River	7,214	$358,500
371	Advance	1,544	$358,500
372	Leland	26,307	$358,800
373	Camden	1,072	$360,200
374	Seven Lakes	4,823	$365,500
375	Stokesdale	5,943	$368,600
376	Royal Pines	4,528	$369,500
377	Buies Creek	3,613	$370,500
378	Fairview	2,327	$373,200
379	Boone	19,534	$373,600
380	Bent Creek	1,854	$377,500
381	Raleigh	470,763	$377,800
382	Lowesville	3,737	$381,600
383	Stallings	16,495	$381,700
384	Manteo	1,853	$384,100
385	Buxton	1,451	$385,400
386	Mint Hill	26,954	$386,900
387	Moyock	5,669	$391,800
388	Laurel Park	2,391	$393,400
389	Southport	4,143	$394,900
390	Hampstead	9,129	$395,900
391	Horse Shoe	1,699	$396,400
392	Myrtle Grove	12,404	$398,600
393	Sea Breeze	1,731	$398,800
394	Kill Devil Hills	7,727	$401,700
395	Youngsville	2,581	$404,500
396	Alamance	1,358	$404,700
397	Matthews	29,959	$406,800
398	Oak Island	8,888	$407,400
399	Fuquay-Varina	37,749	$410,600
400	Brevard	7,795	$411,000
401	Asheville	94,369	$411,000
402	Southern Pines	16,052	$416,300
403	Cypress Landing	1,037	$418,600
404	Cedar Point	2,005	$421,400
405	Banner Elk	1,338	$422,900
406	Pinehurst	17,992	$423,300
407	Walnut Creek	1,684	$423,800
408	Hillsborough	9,656	$430,100
409	Ogden	8,363	$431,000
410	Harrisburg	19,203	$431,900
411	Wake Forest	51,199	$435,000
412	Huntersville	62,458	$439,300
413	Fearrington Village	2,535	$439,900
414	Nags Head	3,164	$451,100
415	Weaverville	4,618	$452,700
416	Whispering Pines	5,081	$452,800
417	Atlantic Beach	1,705	$466,400
418	Rolesville	10,200	$467,400
419	Surf City	4,160	$478,600
420	Morrisville	30,471	$481,800
421	Holly Springs	43,429	$485,500
422	Carolina Beach	6,665	$487,800
423	Summerfield	11,031	$490,100
424	Wesley Chapel	8,923	$493,900
425	Kitty Hawk	3,721	$494,200
426	Bayshore	2,870	$498,300
427	Waxhaw	21,565	$506,300
428	Carrboro	21,170	$507,100
429	Briar Chapel	6,084	$508,300
430	Lake Lure	1,488	$510,300
431	Cornelius	32,009	$512,400
432	Apex	67,765	$514,800
433	Lake Norman of Catawba	9,308	$522,300
434	Oak Ridge	7,660	$523,500
435	Porters Neck	7,102	$525,100
436	Cary	176,686	$525,200
437	Westport	5,079	$537,800
438	Holden Beach	1,047	$562,500
439	Emerald Isle	3,915	$563,600
440	Flat Rock	3,502	$563,600
441	Governors Village	2,148	$565,500
442	Chapel Hill	59,889	$576,500
443	Pine Knoll Shores	1,387	$583,900
444	St. James	6,901	$599,300
445	Southern Shores	3,119	$621,100
446	Davidson	14,852	$626,000
447	Kure Beach	2,323	$633,800
448	Highlands	1,276	$666,300
449	Weddington	13,468	$730,200
450	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,496	$839,900
451	Marvin	6,542	$860,600
452	Governors Club	1,772	$908,500
453	Wrightsville Beach	2,679	$1,041,800
454	Biltmore Forest	1,536	$1,249,000

Methodology

Cities in North Carolina are ranked by median home value. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most affordable housing in north carolina?: Scotland Neck ranks #1 with $76,100 (median home value).
What are the top 5 most affordable housing in north carolina?: 1. Scotland Neck ($76,100), 2. Magnolia ($76,900), 3. La Grange ($78,500), 4. Maxton ($79,600), 5. Enfield ($81,800)
How many cities in North Carolina are ranked?: This ranking includes 454 cities in North Carolina with available data.

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