Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in North Carolina using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the twelve months ending April 2023. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 676 cities and towns in North Carolina. Home values in the top city on the list grew by $81,671 over the last 12 months.
Metros with the most cities in the top 50 #1. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC: 8 #2. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC: 5 #2. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: 5 #4. Brevard, NC: 4 #4. Jacksonville, NC: 4 #4. Morehead City, NC: 4 #4. Wilmington, NC: 4 #8. Asheville, NC: 3 #8. Kill Devil Hills, NC: 3 #10. Cullowhee, NC: 2 #10. Shelby, NC: 2 #12. New Bern, NC: 1
Read on to see which cities made the list.
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#50. Penrose
- Typical home value: $358,450 - 1-year price change: +$29,762 (+9.1%) - 5-year price change: +$154,362 (+75.6%) - Metro area: Brevard, NC
#49. Sunset Beach
- Typical home value: $417,685 - 1-year price change: +$29,785 (+7.7%) - 5-year price change: +$162,091 (+63.4%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#48. Biltmore Forest
- Typical home value: $1,360,579 - 1-year price change: +$29,832 (+2.2%) - 5-year price change: +$477,908 (+54.1%) - Metro area: Asheville, NC
#47. Gloucester
- Typical home value: $321,627 - 1-year price change: +$29,853 (+10.2%) - 5-year price change: +$112,603 (+53.9%) - Metro area: Morehead City, NC
#46. Morehead City
- Typical home value: $363,998 - 1-year price change: +$29,864 (+8.9%) - 5-year price change: +$140,845 (+63.1%) - Metro area: Morehead City, NC
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#45. Caswell Beach
- Typical home value: $577,312 - 1-year price change: +$29,915 (+5.5%) - 5-year price change: +$213,967 (+58.9%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#44. Oriental
- Typical home value: $382,271 - 1-year price change: +$29,925 (+8.5%) - 5-year price change: +$144,982 (+61.1%) - Metro area: New Bern, NC
#43. Peletier
- Typical home value: $337,870 - 1-year price change: +$29,982 (+9.7%) - 5-year price change: +$135,277 (+66.8%) - Metro area: Morehead City, NC
#42. Holly Ridge
- Typical home value: $325,991 - 1-year price change: +$30,078 (+10.2%) - 5-year price change: +$145,115 (+80.2%) - Metro area: Jacksonville, NC
#41. Wilmington
- Typical home value: $379,027 - 1-year price change: +$30,143 (+8.6%) - 5-year price change: +$145,744 (+62.5%) - Metro area: Wilmington, NC
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#40. Atlantic Beach
- Typical home value: $481,187 - 1-year price change: +$30,242 (+6.7%) - 5-year price change: +$216,337 (+81.7%) - Metro area: Morehead City, NC
#39. Kill Devil Hills
- Typical home value: $476,626 - 1-year price change: +$30,255 (+6.8%) - 5-year price change: +$190,399 (+66.5%) - Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC
#38. Brevard
- Typical home value: $413,310 - 1-year price change: +$30,363 (+7.9%) - 5-year price change: +$186,026 (+81.8%) - Metro area: Brevard, NC
#37. Lake Waccamaw
- Typical home value: $300,407 - 1-year price change: +$30,420 (+11.3%) - 5-year price change: +$110,014 (+57.8%) - Metro area: not in a metro area
#36. Polkville
- Typical home value: $128,108 - 1-year price change: +$30,532 (+31.3%) - 5-year price change: data not available - Metro area: Shelby, NC
#35. Bent Creek
- Typical home value: $491,334 - 1-year price change: +$30,624 (+6.6%) - 5-year price change: +$153,291 (+45.3%) - Metro area: Asheville, NC
#34. Jarvisburg
- Typical home value: $325,216 - 1-year price change: +$31,081 (+10.6%) - 5-year price change: +$135,846 (+71.7%) - Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
#33. Rosman
- Typical home value: $324,699 - 1-year price change: +$31,233 (+10.6%) - 5-year price change: +$137,855 (+73.8%) - Metro area: Brevard, NC
#32. Lattimore
- Typical home value: $125,999 - 1-year price change: +$31,430 (+33.2%) - 5-year price change: data not available - Metro area: Shelby, NC
#31. Southern Shores
- Typical home value: $739,383 - 1-year price change: +$31,665 (+4.5%) - 5-year price change: +$294,508 (+66.2%) - Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC
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#30. Bakersville
- Typical home value: $225,705 - 1-year price change: +$31,670 (+16.3%) - 5-year price change: +$108,587 (+92.7%) - Metro area: not in a metro area
#29. Southern Pines
- Typical home value: $448,267 - 1-year price change: +$32,454 (+7.8%) - 5-year price change: +$179,685 (+66.9%) - Metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
#28. Grandy
- Typical home value: $351,795 - 1-year price change: +$32,564 (+10.2%) - 5-year price change: +$145,136 (+70.2%) - Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
#27. Macon
- Typical home value: $319,017 - 1-year price change: +$32,748 (+11.4%) - 5-year price change: +$138,139 (+76.4%) - Metro area: not in a metro area
#26. Aberdeen
- Typical home value: $312,249 - 1-year price change: +$33,495 (+12.0%) - 5-year price change: +$132,867 (+74.1%) - Metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
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#25. Spruce Pine
- Typical home value: $233,234 - 1-year price change: +$34,208 (+17.2%) - 5-year price change: +$108,003 (+86.2%) - Metro area: not in a metro area
#24. Sneads Ferry
- Typical home value: $369,178 - 1-year price change: +$34,675 (+10.4%) - 5-year price change: +$155,065 (+72.4%) - Metro area: Jacksonville, NC
#23. Vass
- Typical home value: $346,172 - 1-year price change: +$35,185 (+11.3%) - 5-year price change: +$136,177 (+64.8%) - Metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
#22. Foxfire
- Typical home value: $379,147 - 1-year price change: +$35,713 (+10.4%) - 5-year price change: +$150,545 (+65.9%) - Metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
#21. Swansboro
- Typical home value: $319,932 - 1-year price change: +$36,427 (+12.8%) - 5-year price change: +$135,929 (+73.9%) - Metro area: Jacksonville, NC
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#20. Nags Head
- Typical home value: $649,903 - 1-year price change: +$37,200 (+6.1%) - 5-year price change: +$257,442 (+65.6%) - Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC
#19. Oak Island
- Typical home value: $511,110 - 1-year price change: +$37,512 (+7.9%) - 5-year price change: +$250,286 (+96.0%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#18. Scaly Mountain
- Typical home value: $422,674 - 1-year price change: +$37,533 (+9.7%) - 5-year price change: +$168,875 (+66.5%) - Metro area: not in a metro area
#17. Whispering Pines
- Typical home value: $494,950 - 1-year price change: +$37,782 (+8.3%) - 5-year price change: +$200,250 (+68.0%) - Metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
#16. Holden Beach
- Typical home value: $790,522 - 1-year price change: +$37,867 (+5.0%) - 5-year price change: +$340,671 (+75.7%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#15. Ocean Isle Beach
- Typical home value: $562,441 - 1-year price change: +$38,126 (+7.3%) - 5-year price change: +$225,596 (+67.0%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#14. Bald Head Island
- Typical home value: $1,103,030 - 1-year price change: +$38,395 (+3.6%) - 5-year price change: +$468,334 (+73.8%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#13. Glenville
- Typical home value: $624,239 - 1-year price change: +$38,666 (+6.6%) - 5-year price change: +$300,851 (+93.0%) - Metro area: Cullowhee, NC
#12. Lake Junaluska
- Typical home value: $420,941 - 1-year price change: +$39,880 (+10.5%) - 5-year price change: +$165,345 (+64.7%) - Metro area: Asheville, NC
#11. Knotts Island
- Typical home value: $375,935 - 1-year price change: +$40,015 (+11.9%) - 5-year price change: +$147,256 (+64.4%) - Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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#10. North Topsail Beach
- Typical home value: $479,731 - 1-year price change: +$40,772 (+9.3%) - 5-year price change: +$251,704 (+110.4%) - Metro area: Jacksonville, NC
#9. Carolina Beach
- Typical home value: $564,412 - 1-year price change: +$40,936 (+7.8%) - 5-year price change: +$268,873 (+91.0%) - Metro area: Wilmington, NC
#8. Harbinger
- Typical home value: $427,134 - 1-year price change: +$42,114 (+10.9%) - 5-year price change: +$167,901 (+64.8%) - Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
#7. Point Harbor
- Typical home value: $424,386 - 1-year price change: +$42,501 (+11.1%) - 5-year price change: +$185,727 (+77.8%) - Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
#6. Saint James
- Typical home value: $665,011 - 1-year price change: +$44,603 (+7.2%) - 5-year price change: +$251,431 (+60.8%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#5. Winnabow
- Typical home value: $327,309 - 1-year price change: +$46,881 (+16.7%) - 5-year price change: +$158,595 (+94.0%) - Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
#4. Topsail Beach
- Typical home value: $857,294 - 1-year price change: +$53,418 (+6.6%) - 5-year price change: +$433,175 (+102.1%) - Metro area: Wilmington, NC
#3. Lake Toxaway
- Typical home value: $596,165 - 1-year price change: +$54,754 (+10.1%) - 5-year price change: +$263,148 (+79.0%) - Metro area: Brevard, NC
#2. Cashiers
- Typical home value: $990,218 - 1-year price change: +$57,370 (+6.1%) - 5-year price change: +$505,204 (+104.2%) - Metro area: Cullowhee, NC
#1. Wrightsville Beach
- Typical home value: $1,332,549 - 1-year price change: +$81,671 (+6.5%) - 5-year price change: +$602,658 (+82.6%) - Metro area: Wilmington, NC
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