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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in North Carolina (2026)

Bertie has the lowest home prices of any county in North Carolina, at $62,232, followed by Halifax and Northampton. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in North Carolina

Top 25 of 100 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in North Carolina
RankCountyValue
1Bertie$62,232
2Halifax$104,082
3Northampton$114,032
4Washington$116,189
5Hertford$123,033
6Martin$131,892
7Jones$137,304
8Richmond$137,328
9Robeson$140,027
10Edgecombe$140,520
11Scotland$149,166
12Anson$153,003
13Sampson$155,832
14Bladen$157,389
15Lenoir$157,762
16Tyrrell$175,122
17Greene$183,494
18Vance$188,907
19Wayne$189,785
20Duplin$192,352
21Columbus$192,604
22Montgomery$200,474
23Rockingham$203,531
24Caswell$215,262
25Cleveland$219,186

How this ranking works

This page ranks North Carolina counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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