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The median home value in Stokes County, NC is $265,398 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.99% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$265,398
Year-over-Year
+7.99%
National Rank
#1224 of 3071
Stokes County ranks 55th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +13.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Stokes County -3.2% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $62,969 a year against a typical home value of $265,398 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 69% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Stokes County recorded a violent crime rate of 78 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,198 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 7,680 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Stokes County is $265,398. That's up 7.99% from a year earlier. That is about 13.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Stokes County the 55th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $62,969, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Stokes County recorded 78 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,680 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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