The median home value in Kinston, NC is $151,519 as of 2026-06-30, up 5.91% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$151,519
Year-over-Year
+5.91%
Population
19,298
Kinston ranks #98 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 51.2% below the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Lenoir County, where the county-wide median is $157,762.
Kinston police recorded a violent crime rate of 959 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,964 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 Kinston is $151,519. That's up 5.91% from a year earlier. That is about 51.2% below the typical county in North Carolina.
Homes in Kinston are cheaper than Lenoir County as a whole, where the median is $157,762 — a difference of about 4.0%.
Kinston police reported 959 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 19,298. 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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