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The median home value in Rowan County, NC is $279,739 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.82% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$279,739
Year-over-Year
+0.82%
National Rank
#1114 of 3071
Rowan County ranks 47th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +19.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Rowan County +2.0% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,725 a year against a typical home value of $279,739 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 70% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rowan County recorded a violent crime rate of 856 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,609 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 42,064 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rowan County is $279,739. That's up 0.82% from a year earlier. That is about 19.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rowan County the 47th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $65,725, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rowan County recorded 856 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 42,064 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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