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Median Home Price in Gastonia, NC

The median home value in Gastonia, NC is $279,555 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.11% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$279,555

Year-over-Year

-0.11%

Population

85,112

Gastonia ranks #62 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 9.7% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Gaston County, where the county-wide median is $300,787.

Housing affordability in Gastonia

Median household income in Gastonia is $64,059, so the typical home value is about 4.4× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Gastonia

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).

Common questions about Gastonia

What is the average home price in Gastonia, NC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Gastonia, that value is $279,555. That's down 0.11% from a year earlier. It is about 9.7% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Gastonia expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Gastonia are cheaper than Gaston County as a whole, where the median is $300,787 — a difference of about 7.1%.

Is Gastonia affordable?

Median household income here is $64,059, so the typical home value is about 4.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Gastonia a safe place to live?

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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