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The median home value in Harnett County, NC is $295,558 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.67% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$295,558
Year-over-Year
+0.67%
National Rank
#987 of 3071
Harnett County ranks 40th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +26.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Harnett County +7.8% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $71,287 a year against a typical home value of $295,558 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 67% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Harnett County recorded a violent crime rate of 177 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,205 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 75,276 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Harnett County is $295,558. That's up 0.67% from a year earlier. That is about 26.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Harnett County the 40th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $71,287, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Harnett County recorded 177 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 75,276 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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