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Median Home Price in Matthews, NC

The median home value in Matthews, NC is $514,763 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.48% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$514,763

Year-over-Year

+0.48%

Population

31,422

Matthews ranks #12 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 66.3% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Mecklenburg County, where the county-wide median is $421,920.

Housing affordability in Matthews

Median household income in Matthews is $108,611, so the typical home value is about 4.7× 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 Matthews

Matthews police recorded a violent crime rate of 185 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,654 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 Matthews

What is the average home price in Matthews, 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 Matthews, that value is $514,763. That's up 0.48% from a year earlier. It is about 66.3% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Matthews expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Matthews are more expensive than Mecklenburg County as a whole, where the median is $421,920 — a difference of about 22.0%.

Is Matthews affordable?

Median household income here is $108,611, so the typical home value is about 4.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Matthews a safe place to live?

Matthews police reported 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 31,422. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.