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North Carolina in 2017
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2017 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +5.4%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.6% in 2016.
67,047 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (49,366 single-family), +10.7% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
Counties in 2017
Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2017 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford County | +9.8% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Durham County | +9.1% | 3,084 | 1,905 | 8.9 |
| Mecklenburg County | +9.0% | 11,216 | 5,127 | 9.1 |
| Haywood County | +8.7% | 184 | 184 | 2.9 |
| Alleghany County | +8.6% | 18 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Franklin County | +7.8% | 590 | 588 | 7.2 |
| Henderson County | +7.7% | 596 | 512 | 4.9 |
| Warren County | +7.5% | 41 | 37 | 2.2 |
| Yancey County | +7.5% | 16 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Gaston County | +7.4% | 1,136 | 1,087 | 4.6 |
| Buncombe County | +7.3% | 1,900 | 1,316 | 6.8 |
| Cabarrus County | +7.3% | 1,657 | 1,560 | 6.6 |
| New Hanover County | +7.2% | 2,258 | 1,701 | 9.2 |
| Swain County | +7.2% | 56 | 56 | 4.0 |
| Madison County | +7.0% | 91 | 91 | 4.0 |
| Wake County | +7.0% | 11,335 | 7,913 | 9.0 |
| Granville County | +6.8% | 282 | 270 | 4.6 |
| Stanly County | +6.7% | 263 | 263 | 3.8 |
| Lincoln County | +6.6% | 1,063 | 863 | 10.8 |
| Johnston County | +6.5% | 2,255 | 2,251 | 8.8 |
| Chatham County | +6.4% | 748 | 748 | 8.8 |
| Union County | +6.4% | 1,537 | 1,537 | 5.7 |
| Greene County | +6.3% | 22 | 22 | 1.1 |
| Hoke County | +6.3% | 219 | 219 | 3.8 |
| Stokes County | +6.0% | 69 | 69 | 1.5 |
| Burke County | +5.8% | 187 | 149 | 2.1 |
| Macon County | +5.6% | 93 | 93 | 2.4 |
| Richmond County | +5.6% | 231 | 122 | 5.5 |
| Brunswick County | +5.5% | 3,342 | 2,812 | 19.1 |
| Orange County | +5.3% | 1,002 | 525 | 6.6 |
| Cleveland County | +5.2% | 174 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Rowan County | +5.1% | 403 | 403 | 2.6 |
| Catawba County | +5.0% | 498 | 386 | 2.9 |
| Gates County | +4.9% | 100 | 100 | 9.8 |
| Pender County | +4.9% | 504 | 492 | 7.0 |
| Sampson County | +4.8% | 151 | 137 | 2.5 |
| Alexander County | +4.6% | 87 | 82 | 2.4 |
| Bladen County | +4.6% | 41 | 41 | 1.4 |
| Duplin County | +4.6% | 49 | 49 | 1.0 |
| Person County | +4.3% | 90 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Rutherford County | +4.2% | 133 | 131 | 2.0 |
| Iredell County | +4.1% | 1,816 | 1,298 | 8.6 |
| Lee County | +4.1% | 188 | 188 | 2.7 |
| Pasquotank County | +4.1% | 118 | 118 | 2.8 |
| Davidson County | +4.0% | 698 | 576 | 3.9 |
| Forsyth County | +4.0% | 2,765 | 1,988 | 6.9 |
| Randolph County | +4.0% | 328 | 324 | 2.2 |
| Currituck County | +3.9% | 327 | 327 | 9.9 |
| Edgecombe County | +3.9% | 42 | 42 | 0.9 |
| Jones County | +3.9% | 19 | 19 | 2.0 |
| Transylvania County | +3.9% | 112 | 112 | 3.3 |
| Alamance County | +3.8% | 1,223 | 1,030 | 6.6 |
| McDowell County | +3.8% | 112 | 112 | 2.5 |
| Guilford County | +3.7% | 2,411 | 1,516 | 4.3 |
| Harnett County | +3.7% | 650 | 650 | 4.3 |
| Watauga County | +3.7% | 325 | 152 | 5.9 |
| Dare County | +3.6% | 306 | 306 | 8.0 |
| Halifax County | +3.6% | 102 | 54 | 2.2 |
| Clay County | +3.4% | 45 | 45 | 3.7 |
| Camden County | +3.3% | 52 | 52 | 4.6 |
| Cherokee County | +3.3% | 164 | 164 | 5.3 |
| Davie County | +3.3% | 227 | 145 | 5.0 |
| Lenoir County | +3.3% | 29 | 25 | 0.5 |
| Rockingham County | +3.3% | 316 | 172 | 3.4 |
| Wilkes County | +3.2% | 120 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Pitt County | +3.0% | 1,137 | 603 | 6.2 |
| Polk County | +3.0% | 93 | 93 | 4.5 |
| Nash County | +2.9% | 173 | 173 | 1.7 |
| Carteret County | +2.7% | 631 | 411 | 9.0 |
| Caldwell County | +2.4% | 108 | 108 | 1.3 |
| Yadkin County | +2.3% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Montgomery County | +2.2% | 54 | 54 | 2.0 |
| Chowan County | +2.0% | 21 | 21 | 1.5 |
| Moore County | +1.8% | 720 | 712 | 6.5 |
| Onslow County | +1.7% | 1,005 | 917 | 4.6 |
| Vance County | +1.6% | 60 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Craven County | +1.1% | 257 | 257 | 2.4 |
| Mitchell County | +1.1% | 28 | 28 | 1.9 |
| Wilson County | +0.8% | 348 | 206 | 4.3 |
| Surry County | +0.5% | 113 | 113 | 1.6 |
| Jackson County | +0.3% | 230 | 212 | 5.1 |
| Robeson County | −0.6% | 123 | 115 | 1.0 |
| Wayne County | −0.9% | 280 | 272 | 2.3 |
| Cumberland County | −1.0% | 716 | 655 | 2.1 |
| Anson County | −1.4% | 43 | 43 | 2.0 |
| Perquimans County | −1.6% | 34 | 34 | 2.5 |
| Bertie County | −1.9% | 12 | 12 | 0.7 |
| Avery County | −2.0% | 92 | 92 | 5.1 |
| Beaufort County | −2.0% | 179 | 179 | 4.0 |
| Graham County | −2.3% | 23 | 23 | 2.8 |
| Ashe County | −2.4% | 95 | 95 | 3.5 |
| Martin County | −3.0% | 19 | 19 | 0.9 |
| Northampton County | −3.2% | 38 | 38 | 2.3 |
| Hyde County | −3.4% | 15 | 15 | 3.3 |
| Scotland County | −3.4% | 15 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Pamlico County | −4.5% | 19 | 19 | 1.5 |
| Caswell County | −5.5% | 38 | 38 | 1.7 |
| Washington County | −6.6% | 6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Columbus County | −7.7% | 89 | 41 | 1.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in North Carolina by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.