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The median home value in Orange County, NC is $508,867 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.78% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$508,867
Year-over-Year
-1.78%
National Rank
#197 of 3071
Orange County ranks 5th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +117.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Orange County +85.6% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $90,089 a year against a typical home value of $508,867 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.6×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Orange County recorded a violent crime rate of 195 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,592 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 94,739 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Orange County is $508,867. That's down 1.78% from a year earlier. That is about 117.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Orange County the 5th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $90,089, so a typical home costs about 5.6× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Orange County recorded 195 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 94,739 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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