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The median home value in Wilson County, NC is $218,178 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.28% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$218,178
Year-over-Year
+0.28%
National Rank
#1737 of 3071
Wilson County ranks 75th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -6.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Wilson County -20.4% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,423 a year against a typical home value of $218,178 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 58% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wilson County recorded a violent crime rate of 578 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,380 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 48,582 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wilson County is $218,178. That's up 0.28% from a year earlier. That is about 6.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Wilson County the 75th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $56,423, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wilson County recorded 578 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 48,582 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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