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The median home value in Craven County, NC is $278,188 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.1% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$278,188
Year-over-Year
+2.1%
National Rank
#1120 of 3071
Craven County ranks 49th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +18.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Craven County +1.5% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,873 a year against a typical home value of $278,188 — 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 Craven County recorded a violent crime rate of 309 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,602 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 49,122 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Craven County is $278,188. That's up 2.1% from a year earlier. That is about 18.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Craven County the 49th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $65,873, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Craven County recorded 309 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 49,122 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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