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The median home value in Montgomery County, NC is $198,150 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$198,150
Year-over-Year
+5.84%
National Rank
#1955 of 3071
Montgomery County ranks 79th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -15.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Montgomery County -27.7% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $57,766 a year against a typical home value of $198,150 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 42% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Montgomery County recorded a violent crime rate of 283 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,437 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 5,662 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Montgomery County is $198,150. That's up 5.84% from a year earlier. That is about 15.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Montgomery County the 79th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $57,766, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Montgomery County recorded 283 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,662 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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