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Median Home Price in Lincolnton, NC

The median home value in Lincolnton, NC is $299,464 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.08% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$299,464

Year-over-Year

+2.08%

Population

12,478

Lincolnton ranks #53 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 3.3% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Lincoln County, where the county-wide median is $407,561.

Housing affordability in Lincolnton

Median household income in Lincolnton is $46,320, so the typical home value is about 6.5× 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 Lincolnton

Lincolnton police recorded a violent crime rate of 361 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,124 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 Lincolnton

What is the average home price in Lincolnton, 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 Lincolnton, that value is $299,464. That's up 2.08% from a year earlier. It is about 3.3% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Lincolnton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lincolnton are cheaper than Lincoln County as a whole, where the median is $407,561 — a difference of about 26.5%.

Is Lincolnton affordable?

Median household income here is $46,320, so the typical home value is about 6.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lincolnton a safe place to live?

Lincolnton police reported 361 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,478. 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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