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Median Home Price in Mount Holly, NC

The median home value in Mount Holly, NC is $363,236 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.04% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$363,236

Year-over-Year

+1.04%

Population

18,581

Mount Holly ranks #38 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 17.3% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Gaston County, where the county-wide median is $300,787.

Housing affordability in Mount Holly

Median household income in Mount Holly is $79,385, so the typical home value is about 4.6× 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 Mount Holly

Mount Holly police recorded a violent crime rate of 108 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,647 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 Mount Holly

What is the average home price in Mount Holly, 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 Mount Holly, that value is $363,236. That's up 1.04% from a year earlier. It is about 17.3% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Mount Holly expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mount Holly are more expensive than Gaston County as a whole, where the median is $300,787 — a difference of about 20.8%.

Is Mount Holly affordable?

Median household income here is $79,385, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Mount Holly a safe place to live?

Mount Holly police reported 108 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 18,581. 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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