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The median home value in Macon County, NC is $366,678 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.78% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$366,678
Year-over-Year
+1.78%
National Rank
#577 of 3071
Macon County ranks 25th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +56.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Macon County +33.8% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $59,061 a year against a typical home value of $366,678 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.2×, 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 Macon County recorded a violent crime rate of 200 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,655 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 5,499 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Macon County is $366,678. That's up 1.78% from a year earlier. That is about 56.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Macon County the 25th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $59,061, so a typical home costs about 6.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Macon County recorded 200 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,499 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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