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The median home value in Lincoln County, NC is $407,561 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.83% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$407,561
Year-over-Year
+1.83%
National Rank
#419 of 3071
Lincoln County ranks 18th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +73.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Lincoln County +48.7% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $80,016 a year against a typical home value of $407,561 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 85% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lincoln County recorded a violent crime rate of 361 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,124 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 12,478 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lincoln County is $407,561. That's up 1.83% from a year earlier. That is about 73.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lincoln County the 18th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $80,016, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lincoln County recorded 361 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,478 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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