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The median home value in Durham County, NC is $396,360 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.36% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$396,360
Year-over-Year
-3.36%
National Rank
#460 of 3071
Durham County ranks 21st out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +69.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Durham County +44.6% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $82,316 a year against a typical home value of $396,360 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 81% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Durham County recorded a violent crime rate of 619 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,800 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 300,208 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Durham County is $396,360. That's down 3.36% from a year earlier. That is about 69.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Durham County the 21st most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $82,316, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Durham County recorded 619 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 300,208 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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