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The median home value in Jackson County, NC is $448,932 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.17% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$448,932
Year-over-Year
-0.17%
National Rank
#296 of 3071
Jackson County ranks 10th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +91.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Jackson County +64.4% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.8%, from $452,560 in May 2026 to $448,932 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $452,560 | +0.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $452,226 | +0.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $452,528 | -0.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $448,932 | -0.2% |
Households here earn a median of $55,815 a year against a typical home value of $448,932 — a price-to-income ratio of 8.0×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That makes it one of the least affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Jackson County is $448,932. That's down 0.17% from a year earlier. That is about 91.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Jackson County the 10th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $55,815, so a typical home costs about 8.0× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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