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The median home value in Catawba County, NC is $296,593 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.23% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$296,593
Year-over-Year
+1.23%
National Rank
#976 of 3071
Catawba County ranks 39th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +26.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Catawba County +8.2% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,864 a year against a typical home value of $296,593 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, 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 Catawba County recorded a violent crime rate of 406 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,612 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 58,161 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Catawba County is $296,593. That's up 1.23% from a year earlier. That is about 26.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Catawba County the 39th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $67,864, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Catawba County recorded 406 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 58,161 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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