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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 $56,513, followed by Halifax and Northampton (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in North Carolina
RankCountyValue
1Bertie$56,513
2Halifax$105,655
3Northampton$106,164
4Washington$108,923
5Hertford$117,759
6Martin$124,259
7Jones$126,915
8Robeson$131,432
9Richmond$133,779
10Edgecombe$136,614
11Anson$139,158
12Scotland$142,611
13Bladen$148,663
14Sampson$150,335
15Lenoir$151,080
16Tyrrell$167,977
17Greene$179,785
18Wayne$185,196
19Vance$185,222
20Duplin$185,537
21Columbus$188,683
22Montgomery$194,595
23Rockingham$197,473
24Caswell$206,689
25Hyde$214,467

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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