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The median home value in Franklin County, NC is $364,221 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.07% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$364,221
Year-over-Year
-0.07%
National Rank
#593 of 3071
Franklin County ranks 26th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +55.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Franklin County +32.9% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,240 a year against a typical home value of $364,221 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 82% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Franklin County recorded a violent crime rate of 225 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,781 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 8,887 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Franklin County is $364,221. That's down 0.07% from a year earlier. That is about 55.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Franklin County the 26th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $74,240, so a typical home costs about 4.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Franklin County recorded 225 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,887 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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