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The median home value in Chatham County, NC is $561,813 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.3% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$561,813
Year-over-Year
+0.3%
National Rank
#140 of 3071
Chatham County ranks 2nd out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +139.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Chatham County +105.7% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.7%, from $565,937 in May 2026 to $561,813 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $565,937 | +0.1% |
| Jun 2026 | $571,137 | -0.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $565,381 | +0.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $561,813 | +0.3% |
Households here earn a median of $94,317 a year against a typical home value of $561,813 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.0×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 93% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Chatham County is $561,813. That's up 0.3% from a year earlier. That is about 139.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Chatham County the 2nd most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $94,317, so a typical home costs about 6.0× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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