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The median home value in Mecklenburg County, NC is $417,072 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.71% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$417,072
Year-over-Year
-0.71%
National Rank
#378 of 3071
Mecklenburg County ranks 15th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +77.4% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Mecklenburg County +52.7% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.8%, from $424,588 in May 2026 to $417,072 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 | $424,588 | -0.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $424,306 | -0.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $421,920 | -0.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $417,072 | -0.7% |
Households here earn a median of $87,005 a year against a typical home value of $417,072 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 81% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mecklenburg County recorded a violent crime rate of 164 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,825 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 184,794 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mecklenburg County is $417,072. That's down 0.71% from a year earlier. That is about 77.4% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Mecklenburg County the 15th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $87,005, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mecklenburg County recorded 164 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 184,794 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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