Top Metro Areas in North Carolina

March 2026 · Source: Realtor.com

Rank	Metro Area	Active Listings	YoY Change	Median Price	Price YoY	Days on Market	New Listings
1	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	9,043	▲ 25.3%	$424,950	—	49 days	5,190
2	Raleigh-Cary, NC	4,709	▲ 15.1%	$449,900	▲ 1.1%	46 days	2,940
3	Wilmington, NC	3,689	▲ 17.2%	$485,000	▼ 2.8%	59 days	1,588
4	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	4,235	▲ 7.4%	$412,500	▲ 3.1%	36 days	2,496
5	Winston-Salem, NC	1,694	▲ 22.8%	$339,998	▼ 2.2%	55 days	1,094
6	Greensboro-High Point, NC	1,773	▲ 28.3%	$315,000	▼ 4.5%	53 days	984
7	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1,722	▲ 28.6%	$474,950	▼ 1.1%	40 days	1,034
8	Asheville, NC	1,963	▲ 35.9%	$550,000	▼ 5%	95 days	782
9	Fayetteville, NC	1,300	▼ 1.4%	$288,350	▼ 9.9%	57 days	580
10	Jacksonville, NC	975	▲ 9.9%	$339,450	▼ 2.8%	58 days	542
11	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	992	▲ 18.5%	$350,000	▼ 2.8%	62 days	492
12	Anderson Creek, NC	812	▲ 24%	$346,900	▼ 0.9%	61 days	386
13	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	676	▲ 33.8%	$471,500	▲ 0.3%	66 days	290
14	Burlington, NC	548	▲ 11.3%	$364,995	▲ 1.4%	62 days	256
15	New Bern, NC	520	▲ 14.5%	$350,344	—	71 days	224
16	Morehead City, NC	607	▲ 18.9%	$580,000	▲ 1%	67 days	226
17	Greenville, NC	464	▲ 14.9%	$299,250	▼ 0.2%	57 days	238
18	Rocky Mount, NC	508	▲ 18.3%	$289,500	▲ 3.4%	60 days	196
19	Kill Devil Hills, NC	522	▲ 4.2%	$650,000	▼ 5.1%	65 days	190
20	Goldsboro, NC	399	▲ 17.9%	$289,530	▼ 1.8%	89 days	100
21	Waynesville, NC	377	▲ 44.8%	$438,595	▼ 5.7%	102 days	114
22	Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC	368	▲ 25.6%	$282,900	▼ 9.3%	66 days	118
23	Albemarle, NC	319	▲ 46.1%	$332,520	▼ 1.5%	69 days	122
24	Forest City, NC	327	▲ 29.6%	$385,000	▼ 6.4%	89 days	116
25	Boone, NC	295	▲ 8.3%	$629,248	▼ 4.7%	84 days	110

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