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The median home value in Person County, NC is $255,526 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.36% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$255,526
Year-over-Year
+6.36%
National Rank
#1323 of 3071
Person County ranks 60th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +9.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Person County -6.8% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $63,300 a year against a typical home value of $255,526 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Person County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,008 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,509 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 8,235 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Person County is $255,526. That's up 6.36% from a year earlier. That is about 9.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Person County the 60th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $63,300, so a typical home costs about 4.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Person County recorded 1,008 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,235 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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