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North Carolina in 2018
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2018 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +6.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +5.4% in 2017.
71,691 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (51,248 single-family), +6.9% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
Counties in 2018
Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2018 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham County | +17.4% | 15 | 13 | 1.8 |
| Avery County | +13.6% | 118 | 104 | 6.5 |
| Northampton County | +12.7% | 23 | 23 | 1.4 |
| Hyde County | +12.4% | 11 | 11 | 2.4 |
| Swain County | +11.8% | 65 | 65 | 4.6 |
| Durham County | +10.0% | 3,359 | 2,023 | 9.7 |
| Jackson County | +9.3% | 421 | 241 | 9.3 |
| Gaston County | +9.2% | 1,230 | 1,050 | 5.0 |
| Mecklenburg County | +9.2% | 14,049 | 5,813 | 11.4 |
| Polk County | +9.0% | 79 | 79 | 3.8 |
| Washington County | +8.9% | 5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Lee County | +8.4% | 158 | 158 | 2.2 |
| Rutherford County | +8.3% | 150 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Ashe County | +8.2% | 94 | 94 | 3.4 |
| Cabarrus County | +7.9% | 2,021 | 1,809 | 8.1 |
| Transylvania County | +7.8% | 128 | 120 | 3.7 |
| Rowan County | +7.6% | 541 | 447 | 3.5 |
| Brunswick County | +7.5% | 2,926 | 2,612 | 16.7 |
| Caswell County | +7.5% | 58 | 58 | 2.6 |
| Anson County | +7.2% | 45 | 45 | 2.1 |
| Burke County | +7.2% | 285 | 161 | 3.2 |
| Johnston County | +7.2% | 2,550 | 2,539 | 9.9 |
| Buncombe County | +7.1% | 1,667 | 1,429 | 6.0 |
| Union County | +7.1% | 1,634 | 1,634 | 6.1 |
| Columbus County | +6.9% | 47 | 47 | 0.9 |
| Cherokee County | +6.7% | 198 | 198 | 6.4 |
| Henderson County | +6.6% | 834 | 504 | 6.8 |
| Caldwell County | +6.5% | 212 | 146 | 2.6 |
| Pender County | +6.5% | 532 | 532 | 7.4 |
| Person County | +6.5% | 105 | 105 | 2.6 |
| Vance County | +6.5% | 44 | 44 | 1.0 |
| Hoke County | +6.4% | 244 | 240 | 4.3 |
| Stanly County | +6.4% | 272 | 272 | 4.0 |
| Cleveland County | +6.2% | 169 | 165 | 1.6 |
| Pamlico County | +6.2% | 37 | 37 | 2.9 |
| Wilson County | +6.2% | 234 | 234 | 2.9 |
| Alamance County | +6.1% | 1,419 | 1,084 | 7.6 |
| Forsyth County | +6.1% | 2,345 | 2,261 | 5.8 |
| McDowell County | +6.1% | 122 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Wake County | +6.1% | 12,664 | 7,947 | 10.1 |
| New Hanover County | +6.0% | 1,918 | 1,336 | 7.8 |
| Scotland County | +6.0% | 20 | 20 | 0.6 |
| Catawba County | +5.9% | 742 | 494 | 4.4 |
| Stokes County | +5.9% | 69 | 69 | 1.5 |
| Davidson County | +5.7% | 585 | 583 | 3.2 |
| Franklin County | +5.6% | 736 | 674 | 9.0 |
| Iredell County | +5.6% | 1,991 | 1,395 | 9.4 |
| Guilford County | +5.4% | 1,662 | 1,413 | 3.0 |
| Haywood County | +5.4% | 201 | 197 | 3.2 |
| Alexander County | +5.1% | 97 | 92 | 2.6 |
| Carteret County | +5.1% | 378 | 364 | 5.4 |
| Harnett County | +5.1% | 597 | 597 | 4.0 |
| Onslow County | +5.1% | 1,036 | 1,018 | 4.8 |
| Robeson County | +5.1% | 106 | 102 | 0.9 |
| Granville County | +5.0% | 253 | 251 | 4.1 |
| Randolph County | +5.0% | 354 | 332 | 2.4 |
| Orange County | +4.9% | 1,242 | 495 | 8.1 |
| Surry County | +4.9% | 159 | 99 | 2.2 |
| Camden County | +4.7% | 81 | 81 | 7.2 |
| Madison County | +4.7% | 103 | 103 | 4.6 |
| Chowan County | +4.5% | 20 | 20 | 1.4 |
| Wilkes County | +4.5% | 94 | 94 | 1.4 |
| Moore County | +4.4% | 762 | 762 | 6.9 |
| Lincoln County | +4.3% | 792 | 754 | 8.0 |
| Jones County | +4.1% | 22 | 22 | 2.3 |
| Pitt County | +4.1% | 1,150 | 610 | 6.3 |
| Chatham County | +3.9% | 710 | 666 | 8.3 |
| Rockingham County | +3.9% | 208 | 204 | 2.2 |
| Yancey County | +3.9% | 39 | 39 | 2.0 |
| Craven County | +3.7% | 330 | 330 | 3.1 |
| Davie County | +3.7% | 443 | 153 | 9.7 |
| Dare County | +3.4% | 337 | 337 | 8.8 |
| Nash County | +3.4% | 196 | 196 | 2.0 |
| Beaufort County | +3.2% | 140 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Watauga County | +3.1% | 331 | 197 | 6.0 |
| Macon County | +3.0% | 95 | 95 | 2.4 |
| Cumberland County | +2.9% | 575 | 563 | 1.7 |
| Sampson County | +2.9% | 120 | 118 | 2.0 |
| Lenoir County | +2.7% | 93 | 29 | 1.7 |
| Wayne County | +2.7% | 275 | 269 | 2.2 |
| Currituck County | +2.5% | 425 | 425 | 12.8 |
| Clay County | +2.4% | 73 | 73 | 6.0 |
| Yadkin County | +2.4% | 57 | 57 | 1.5 |
| Edgecombe County | +2.1% | 39 | 39 | 0.8 |
| Greene County | +2.1% | 26 | 26 | 1.3 |
| Gates County | +2.0% | 46 | 46 | 4.5 |
| Pasquotank County | +1.8% | 136 | 136 | 3.2 |
| Warren County | +1.7% | 55 | 44 | 2.9 |
| Perquimans County | +0.9% | 38 | 38 | 2.8 |
| Halifax County | +0.2% | 124 | 32 | 2.7 |
| Martin County | 0.0% | 22 | 22 | 1.0 |
| Mitchell County | −0.2% | 40 | 40 | 2.7 |
| Bertie County | −0.7% | 11 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Bladen County | −1.1% | 31 | 29 | 1.0 |
| Montgomery County | −1.3% | 72 | 72 | 2.7 |
| Alleghany County | −1.8% | 39 | 39 | 3.4 |
| Richmond County | −2.0% | 230 | 132 | 5.5 |
| Hertford County | −2.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Duplin County | −2.6% | 52 | 52 | 1.0 |
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.