The median home value in Gastonia, NC is $280,853 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.28% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$280,853
Year-over-Year
+0.28%
Population
85,112
Gastonia ranks #62 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 9.5% below the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Gaston County, where the county-wide median is $302,643.
Gastonia police recorded a violent crime rate of 850 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,514 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Gastonia is $280,853. That's up 0.28% from a year earlier. That is about 9.5% below the typical county in North Carolina.
Homes in Gastonia are cheaper than Gaston County as a whole, where the median is $302,643 — a difference of about 7.2%.
Gastonia police reported 850 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 85,112. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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