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Median Home Price in Kings Mountain, NC

The median home value in Kings Mountain, NC is $246,805 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.46% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$246,805

Year-over-Year

+0.46%

Population

12,045

Kings Mountain ranks #77 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 20.3% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Cleveland County, where the county-wide median is $214,273.

Housing affordability in Kings Mountain

Median household income in Kings Mountain is $49,564, so the typical home value is about 5.0× 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 Kings Mountain

Kings Mountain police recorded a violent crime rate of 648 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,266 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 Kings Mountain

What is the average home price in Kings Mountain, 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 Kings Mountain, that value is $246,805. That's up 0.46% from a year earlier. It is about 20.3% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Kings Mountain expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kings Mountain are more expensive than Cleveland County as a whole, where the median is $214,273 — a difference of about 15.2%.

Is Kings Mountain affordable?

Median household income here is $49,564, so the typical home value is about 5.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kings Mountain a safe place to live?

Kings Mountain police reported 648 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,045. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.