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The median home value in Cabarrus County, NC is $387,094 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.54% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$387,094
Year-over-Year
-0.54%
National Rank
#503 of 3071
Cabarrus County ranks 24th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +65.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Cabarrus County +41.2% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $89,005 a year against a typical home value of $387,094 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 72% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cabarrus County recorded a violent crime rate of 162 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,344 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 172,647 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cabarrus County is $387,094. That's down 0.54% from a year earlier. That is about 65.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cabarrus County the 24th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $89,005, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cabarrus County recorded 162 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 172,647 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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