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The median home value in Dare County, NC is $604,044 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.27% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$604,044
Year-over-Year
+0.27%
National Rank
#115 of 3071
Dare County ranks 1st out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +157.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Dare County +120.3% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $88,994 a year against a typical home value of $604,044 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 96% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dare County recorded a violent crime rate of 196 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,797 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 17,811 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dare County is $604,044. That's up 0.27% from a year earlier. That is about 157.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dare County the 1st most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $88,994, so a typical home costs about 6.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dare County recorded 196 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,811 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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