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Median Home Price in Hillsborough, NC

The median home value in Hillsborough, NC is $475,242 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.47% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$475,242

Year-over-Year

-2.47%

Population

9,788

Hillsborough ranks #18 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 53.5% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Orange County, where the county-wide median is $508,867.

Housing affordability in Hillsborough

Median household income in Hillsborough is $98,163, so the typical home value is about 4.8× 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 Hillsborough

Hillsborough police recorded a violent crime rate of 378 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 4,526 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 Hillsborough

What is the average home price in Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough, that value is $475,242. That's down 2.47% from a year earlier. It is about 53.5% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Hillsborough expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hillsborough are cheaper than Orange County as a whole, where the median is $508,867 — a difference of about 6.6%.

Is Hillsborough affordable?

Median household income here is $98,163, so the typical home value is about 4.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hillsborough a safe place to live?

Hillsborough police reported 378 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,788. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.