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The median home value in Yancey County, NC is $317,556 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.19% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$317,556
Year-over-Year
-0.19%
National Rank
#834 of 3071
Yancey County ranks 34th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +35.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Yancey County +16.3% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.8%, from $320,247 in May 2026 to $317,556 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 | $320,247 | -1.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $325,314 | -1.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $318,996 | -1.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $317,556 | -0.2% |
Households here earn a median of $58,709 a year against a typical home value of $317,556 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.4×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 89% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Yancey County is $317,556. That's down 0.19% from a year earlier. That is about 35.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Yancey County the 34th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $58,709, so a typical home costs about 5.4× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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