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The median home value in Caldwell County, NC is $238,805 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.77% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$238,805
Year-over-Year
+1.77%
National Rank
#1484 of 3071
Caldwell County ranks 65th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +1.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Caldwell County -12.9% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,425 a year against a typical home value of $238,805 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 69% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Caldwell County recorded a violent crime rate of 220 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,907 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 26,870 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Caldwell County is $238,805. That's up 1.77% from a year earlier. That is about 1.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Caldwell County the 65th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $56,425, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Caldwell County recorded 220 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 26,870 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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