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Median Home Price in Oxford, NC

The median home value in Oxford, NC is $253,681 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$253,681

Year-over-Year

+0.29%

Population

9,032

Oxford ranks #72 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.1% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Granville County, where the county-wide median is $317,221.

Housing affordability in Oxford

Median household income in Oxford is $43,054, so the typical home value is about 5.9× 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 Oxford

Oxford police recorded a violent crime rate of 842 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,587 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 Oxford

What is the average home price in Oxford, 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 Oxford, that value is $253,681. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. It is about 18.1% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Oxford expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Oxford are cheaper than Granville County as a whole, where the median is $317,221 — a difference of about 20.0%.

Is Oxford affordable?

Median household income here is $43,054, so the typical home value is about 5.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Oxford a safe place to live?

Oxford police reported 842 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,032. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

Cities with similar home prices in NC

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