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The median home value in Lenoir County, NC is $152,691 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$152,691
Year-over-Year
+6.84%
National Rank
#2544 of 3071
Lenoir County ranks 86th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -34.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Lenoir County -44.3% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $45,143 a year against a typical home value of $152,691 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 40% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lenoir County recorded a violent crime rate of 959 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,964 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 19,298 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lenoir County is $152,691. That's up 6.84% from a year earlier. That is about 34.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lenoir County the 86th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $45,143, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lenoir County recorded 959 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 19,298 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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