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The median home value in Dare County, NC is $599,211 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.75% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$599,211
Year-over-Year
+0.75%
National Rank
#115 of 3071
Dare County ranks 1st out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +154.9% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Dare County +119.4% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.9%, from $604,427 in May 2026 to $599,211 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 | $604,427 | -0.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $608,797 | -0.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $604,044 | +0.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $599,211 | +0.8% |
Households here earn a median of $88,994 a year against a typical home value of $599,211 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.7×, 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 $599,211. That's up 0.75% from a year earlier. That is about 154.9% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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 6.7× 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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