Top Metro Areas in North Carolina

September 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	11,182	▲ 10.3%	$424,950	▼ 3.1%	64 days	3,742
2	Raleigh-Cary, NC	6,125	▲ 7.6%	$445,000	▼ 2.6%	59 days	2,296
3	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	5,760	▲ 14.6%	$429,950	▲ 4.9%	44 days	2,566
4	Wilmington, NC	4,016	▲ 3.2%	$471,489	▼ 5.5%	71 days	1,262
5	Asheville, NC	2,829	▲ 5.3%	$575,000	—	84 days	722
6	Winston-Salem, NC	2,224	▲ 21.1%	$334,900	▼ 4.6%	60 days	856
7	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	2,310	▲ 18.2%	$460,135	▼ 4%	60 days	816
8	Greensboro-High Point, NC	2,216	▲ 18.6%	$327,000	▼ 1.2%	57 days	842
9	Fayetteville, NC	1,654	▲ 12.4%	$281,000	▼ 6.3%	62 days	542
10	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1,440	▲ 18.6%	$350,000	▼ 1.4%	63 days	466
11	Jacksonville, NC	1,234	▲ 20.3%	$339,791	▼ 2%	66 days	364
12	Anderson Creek, NC	1,064	▲ 20.2%	$340,996	▼ 3.1%	68 days	296
13	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	813	▲ 19.8%	$472,000	▼ 2.7%	76 days	218
14	Burlington, NC	604	▲ 5%	$347,874	▼ 4.8%	61 days	190
15	Morehead City, NC	662	▲ 12.4%	$567,000	▼ 1.4%	95 days	132
16	Rocky Mount, NC	652	▲ 32.3%	$289,450	▼ 4.2%	74 days	210
17	New Bern, NC	571	▲ 4.3%	$369,975	▲ 2.8%	78 days	206
18	Greenville, NC	565	▲ 11.1%	$312,450	▲ 2.5%	66 days	176
19	Kill Devil Hills, NC	587	▲ 23.1%	$642,000	▼ 4.9%	89 days	150
20	Waynesville, NC	516	▲ 1%	$467,000	▲ 4.8%	89 days	108
21	Boone, NC	538	▲ 17.1%	$650,000	▼ 2.9%	87 days	110
22	Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC	425	▲ 21.3%	$288,700	▲ 1.5%	63 days	116
23	Forest City, NC	456	▲ 17.7%	$394,950	▼ 0.3%	82 days	114
24	Goldsboro, NC	400	▲ 3.2%	$289,803	▼ 2.2%	73 days	128
25	Albemarle, NC	389	▲ 11.5%	$336,850	▼ 2.4%	74 days	108

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