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The median home value in Guilford County, NC is $279,047 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$279,047
Year-over-Year
+0.59%
National Rank
#1115 of 3071
Guilford County ranks 48th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +19.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Guilford County +1.8% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,642 a year against a typical home value of $279,047 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Guilford County recorded a violent crime rate of 779 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,076 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 431,554 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Guilford County is $279,047. That's up 0.59% from a year earlier. That is about 19.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Guilford County the 48th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $68,642, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Guilford County recorded 779 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 431,554 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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