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Median Home Price in Salisbury, NC

The median home value in Salisbury, NC is $284,346 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.78% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$284,346

Year-over-Year

+0.78%

Population

36,564

Salisbury ranks #58 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 8.2% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Rowan County, where the county-wide median is $279,739.

Housing affordability in Salisbury

Median household income in Salisbury is $53,716, so the typical home value is about 5.3× 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 Salisbury

Salisbury police recorded a violent crime rate of 960 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,988 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 Salisbury

What is the average home price in Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, that value is $284,346. That's up 0.78% from a year earlier. It is about 8.2% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Salisbury expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Salisbury are more expensive than Rowan County as a whole, where the median is $279,739 — a difference of about 1.6%.

Is Salisbury affordable?

Median household income here is $53,716, so the typical home value is about 5.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Salisbury a safe place to live?

Salisbury police reported 960 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 36,564. 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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