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The median home value in Henderson County, NC is $429,185 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.88% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$429,185
Year-over-Year
-1.88%
National Rank
#355 of 3071
Henderson County ranks 14th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +83.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Henderson County +56.6% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,187 a year against a typical home value of $429,185 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.3×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 94% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Henderson County recorded a violent crime rate of 198 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,464 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 23,780 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Henderson County is $429,185. That's down 1.88% from a year earlier. That is about 83.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Henderson County the 14th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $68,187, so a typical home costs about 6.3× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Henderson County recorded 198 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 23,780 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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