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Median Home Price in Butner, NC

The median home value in Butner, NC is $277,421 as of 2026-06-30, down 1.17% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$277,421

Year-over-Year

-1.17%

Population

8,156

Butner ranks #66 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.6% below the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Granville County, where the county-wide median is $320,665.

Crime in Butner

Butner police recorded a violent crime rate of 245 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,312 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Butner

How much does a house cost in Butner, NC?

The median home value in Butner is $277,421. That's down 1.17% from a year earlier. That is about 10.6% below the typical county in North Carolina.

Is Butner expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Butner are cheaper than Granville County as a whole, where the median is $320,665 — a difference of about 13.5%.

Is Butner a safe place to live?

Butner police reported 245 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,156. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.