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The median home value in McDowell County, NC is $264,176 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.22% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$264,176
Year-over-Year
-2.22%
National Rank
#1236 of 3071
McDowell County ranks 56th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +12.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making McDowell County -3.6% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $57,168 a year against a typical home value of $264,176 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 78% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in McDowell County recorded a violent crime rate of 242 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,201 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 7,435 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in McDowell County is $264,176. That's down 2.22% from a year earlier. That is about 12.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes McDowell County the 56th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $57,168, so a typical home costs about 4.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in McDowell County recorded 242 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,435 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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