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The median home value in Sampson County, NC is $151,494 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.1% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$151,494
Year-over-Year
+4.1%
National Rank
#2554 of 3071
Sampson County ranks 87th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -35.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Sampson County -44.7% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $52,432 a year against a typical home value of $151,494 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 23% 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 $151,494. That's up 4.1% from a year earlier. That is about 35.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Sampson County the 87th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $52,432, so a typical home costs about 2.9× 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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