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North Carolina in 2025
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2025 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +2.5%, against +2.8% for the United States and +5.2% in 2024.
86,167 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (65,303 single-family), −9.5% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
Counties in 2025
Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2025 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland County | +18.8% | 59 | 59 | 1.8 |
| Mitchell County | +13.9% | 44 | 44 | 2.9 |
| Pasquotank County | +11.5% | 274 | 274 | 6.5 |
| Cherokee County | +10.7% | 239 | 239 | 7.8 |
| Bladen County | +10.4% | 97 | 97 | 3.2 |
| Chowan County | +10.3% | 48 | 48 | 3.4 |
| Pamlico County | +10.3% | 97 | 97 | 7.6 |
| Carteret County | +9.5% | 471 | 468 | 6.7 |
| Gates County | +8.8% | 12 | 12 | 1.2 |
| Robeson County | +8.4% | 399 | 291 | 3.3 |
| Alexander County | +7.4% | 103 | 103 | 2.8 |
| Rockingham County | +6.5% | 382 | 332 | 4.1 |
| Transylvania County | +6.4% | 176 | 176 | 5.1 |
| Richmond County | +6.3% | 109 | 53 | 2.6 |
| Jackson County | +6.2% | 232 | 232 | 5.2 |
| Lee County | +6.2% | 674 | 674 | 9.6 |
| Chatham County | +6.0% | 517 | 517 | 6.1 |
| Alleghany County | +5.9% | 82 | 82 | 7.1 |
| Davie County | +5.1% | 236 | 171 | 5.1 |
| New Hanover County | +4.7% | 2,332 | 1,208 | 9.5 |
| Sampson County | +4.7% | 117 | 117 | 1.9 |
| Perquimans County | +4.6% | 43 | 43 | 3.2 |
| Davidson County | +4.4% | 1,216 | 941 | 6.7 |
| Harnett County | +4.4% | 2,205 | 2,195 | 14.7 |
| Vance County | +4.3% | 115 | 115 | 2.7 |
| Wilkes County | +4.3% | 152 | 152 | 2.3 |
| Rowan County | +4.1% | 957 | 943 | 6.2 |
| Cumberland County | +4.0% | 1,547 | 825 | 4.6 |
| Currituck County | +3.7% | 325 | 325 | 9.8 |
| Dare County | +3.7% | 325 | 325 | 8.5 |
| Halifax County | +3.7% | 75 | 73 | 1.6 |
| Iredell County | +3.6% | 1,835 | 1,447 | 8.7 |
| Forsyth County | +3.5% | 2,875 | 2,863 | 7.2 |
| Union County | +3.5% | 2,707 | 2,387 | 10.1 |
| Caldwell County | +3.4% | 501 | 499 | 6.2 |
| Rutherford County | +3.4% | 269 | 203 | 4.1 |
| Beaufort County | +3.3% | 119 | 119 | 2.7 |
| Orange County | +3.3% | 666 | 299 | 4.4 |
| Wayne County | +3.3% | 954 | 879 | 7.8 |
| Guilford County | +3.2% | 2,876 | 1,738 | 5.1 |
| Brunswick County | +3.0% | 4,457 | 4,454 | 25.5 |
| Nash County | +3.0% | 483 | 483 | 4.9 |
| Pitt County | +3.0% | 1,285 | 1,108 | 7.0 |
| Watauga County | +3.0% | 536 | 238 | 9.8 |
| Onslow County | +2.9% | 1,372 | 1,318 | 6.3 |
| Craven County | +2.8% | 553 | 553 | 5.3 |
| Cleveland County | +2.7% | 555 | 396 | 5.4 |
| Macon County | +2.6% | 251 | 239 | 6.4 |
| Burke County | +2.5% | 588 | 479 | 6.6 |
| Catawba County | +2.5% | 1,944 | 1,353 | 11.4 |
| Mecklenburg County | +2.4% | 7,496 | 3,747 | 6.1 |
| Yadkin County | +2.4% | 116 | 116 | 3.0 |
| Columbus County | +2.2% | 55 | 55 | 1.1 |
| Yancey County | +2.2% | 107 | 107 | 5.6 |
| Cabarrus County | +2.1% | 1,991 | 1,358 | 8.0 |
| Franklin County | +2.1% | 735 | 735 | 9.0 |
| Granville County | +2.1% | 257 | 253 | 4.2 |
| Lenoir County | +2.1% | 131 | 127 | 2.3 |
| Randolph County | +2.1% | 572 | 482 | 3.8 |
| Camden County | +1.9% | 144 | 144 | 12.7 |
| Gaston County | +1.9% | 2,343 | 2,153 | 9.5 |
| Swain County | +1.9% | 94 | 84 | 6.7 |
| Moore County | +1.8% | 1,077 | 1,043 | 9.7 |
| Wilson County | +1.8% | 411 | 357 | 5.1 |
| Avery County | +1.6% | 151 | 126 | 8.3 |
| Johnston County | +1.5% | 3,002 | 2,633 | 11.7 |
| Clay County | +1.4% | 108 | 108 | 8.8 |
| Lincoln County | +1.4% | 785 | 785 | 8.0 |
| Alamance County | +1.3% | 2,027 | 1,674 | 10.9 |
| Durham County | +1.3% | 4,772 | 2,790 | 13.7 |
| Buncombe County | +1.2% | 2,028 | 992 | 7.3 |
| Duplin County | +1.2% | 127 | 117 | 2.5 |
| Polk County | +1.1% | 141 | 141 | 6.9 |
| Stanly County | +1.0% | 336 | 336 | 4.9 |
| Wake County | +1.0% | 13,806 | 8,392 | 11.0 |
| Graham County | +0.9% | 28 | 28 | 3.4 |
| Hoke County | +0.9% | 558 | 554 | 9.8 |
| Haywood County | +0.7% | 514 | 352 | 8.1 |
| Jones County | +0.7% | 46 | 46 | 4.8 |
| Ashe County | +0.4% | 195 | 193 | 7.1 |
| Pender County | +0.3% | 833 | 716 | 11.6 |
| Henderson County | 0.0% | 1,093 | 686 | 8.9 |
| Stokes County | −0.6% | 256 | 251 | 5.6 |
| Surry County | −0.6% | 244 | 236 | 3.4 |
| Martin County | −0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McDowell County | −1.8% | 164 | 164 | 3.6 |
| Warren County | −2.4% | 175 | 175 | 9.3 |
| Washington County | −2.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Caswell County | −3.0% | 50 | 50 | 2.2 |
| Person County | −3.0% | 145 | 145 | 3.6 |
| Hertford County | −3.5% | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Edgecombe County | −3.9% | 53 | 51 | 1.1 |
| Greene County | −4.9% | 59 | 59 | 2.9 |
| Anson County | −5.0% | 53 | 53 | 2.4 |
| Madison County | −5.1% | 117 | 117 | 5.2 |
| Montgomery County | −8.3% | 176 | 176 | 6.7 |
| Northampton County | −16.7% | 15 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Bertie County | — | 32 | 32 | 1.9 |
| Hyde County | — | 35 | 35 | 7.7 |
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.