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The median home value in Union County, NC is $453,704 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.5% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$453,704
Year-over-Year
-0.5%
National Rank
#292 of 3071
Union County ranks 9th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +93.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Union County +65.5% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $102,900 a year against a typical home value of $453,704 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 74% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Union County recorded a violent crime rate of 355 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,899 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 83,061 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Union County is $453,704. That's down 0.5% from a year earlier. That is about 93.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Union County the 9th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $102,900, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Union County recorded 355 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 83,061 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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