The median home value in Tarboro, NC is $158,811 as of 2026-06-30, down 2.56% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$158,811
Year-over-Year
-2.56%
Population
10,920
Tarboro ranks #95 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 48.8% below the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Edgecombe County, where the county-wide median is $140,520.
Tarboro police recorded a violent crime rate of 668 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,692 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Tarboro is $158,811. That's down 2.56% from a year earlier. That is about 48.8% below the typical county in North Carolina.
Homes in Tarboro are more expensive than Edgecombe County as a whole, where the median is $140,520 — a difference of about 13.0%.
Tarboro police reported 668 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 10,920. 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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