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The median home value in Sampson County, NC is $155,567 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$155,567
Year-over-Year
+3.33%
National Rank
#2524 of 3071
Sampson County ranks 86th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -33.8% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Sampson County -43.0% below the NC state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.1%, from $153,818 in May 2026 to $155,567 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 | $153,818 | +5.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $155,832 | +5.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $151,494 | +4.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $155,567 | +3.3% |
Households here earn a median of $52,432 a year against a typical home value of $155,567 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 25% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Sampson County recorded a violent crime rate of 738 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,211 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 16,933 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sampson County is $155,567. That's up 3.33% from a year earlier. That is about 33.8% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Sampson County the 86th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $52,432, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Sampson County recorded 738 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,933 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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