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The median home value in Gaston County, NC is $300,787 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.55% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$300,787
Year-over-Year
+0.55%
National Rank
#942 of 3071
Gaston County ranks 37th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +28.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Gaston County +9.7% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,478 a year against a typical home value of $300,787 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 75% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Gaston County recorded a violent crime rate of 586 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,879 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 146,040 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Gaston County is $300,787. That's up 0.55% from a year earlier. That is about 28.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Gaston County the 37th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $67,478, so a typical home costs about 4.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Gaston County recorded 586 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 146,040 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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