LIST: Cities With the Most Expensive Homes in North Carolina

If you’re planning a move soon, you may want to check out this list.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in North Carolina using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of January 2023. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value of $9,068,339, which is 346% higher than the state average of $302,275.

Metros with the most cities in the top 30 in North Carolina
#1. Kill Devil Hills, NC: 7
#2. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC: 4
#2. Wilmington, NC: 4
#4. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: 3
#4. Morehead City, NC: 3
#6. Cullowhee, NC: 2
#7. Asheville, NC: 1
#7. Boone, NC: 1
#7. Brevard, NC: 1
#7. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: 1
#7. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: 1
#7. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: 1

Read on to see which cities made the list.

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#30. Wesley Chapel

– Typical home value: $562,822
– 1-year price change: +8.6%
– 5-year price change: +59.7%
– Metro area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

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#29. Indian Beach

– Typical home value: $564,049
– 1-year price change: +11.0%
– 5-year price change: +72.5%
– Metro area: Morehead City, NC

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#28. Rodanthe

– Typical home value: $574,723
– 1-year price change: +9.7%
– 5-year price change: +66.3%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#27. Caswell Beach

– Typical home value: $577,129
– 1-year price change: +12.7%
– 5-year price change: +60.6%
– Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC

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#26. Salvo

– Typical home value: $587,601
– 1-year price change: +10.1%
– 5-year price change: +62.4%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#25. Kitty Hawk

– Typical home value: $590,755
– 1-year price change: +12.0%
– 5-year price change: +62.8%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#24. Lake Toxaway

– Typical home value: $592,607
– 1-year price change: +16.5%
– 5-year price change: +76.5%
– Metro area: Brevard, NC

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#23. Pine Knoll Shores

– Typical home value: $606,315
– 1-year price change: +8.3%
– 5-year price change: +73.6%
– Metro area: Morehead City, NC

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#22. Blowing Rock

– Typical home value: $607,548
– 1-year price change: +9.6%
– 5-year price change: +77.8%
– Metro area: Boone, NC

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#21. New Hill

– Typical home value: $610,494
– 1-year price change: +9.0%
– 5-year price change: +63.1%
– Metro area: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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#20. Glenville

– Typical home value: $632,330
– 1-year price change: +13.8%
– 5-year price change: +95.7%
– Metro area: Cullowhee, NC

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#19. Nags Head

– Typical home value: $633,168
– 1-year price change: +12.8%
– 5-year price change: +63.5%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#18. Surf City

– Typical home value: $634,603
– 1-year price change: +13.6%
– 5-year price change: +100.2%
– Metro area: Wilmington, NC

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#17. Emerald Isle

– Typical home value: $647,897
– 1-year price change: +7.8%
– 5-year price change: +68.0%
– Metro area: Morehead City, NC

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#16. Saint James

– Typical home value: $657,214
– 1-year price change: +13.0%
– 5-year price change: +60.9%
– Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC

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#15. Kure Beach

– Typical home value: $680,744
– 1-year price change: +10.7%
– 5-year price change: +79.9%
– Metro area: Wilmington, NC

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#14. Terrell

– Typical home value: $720,753
– 1-year price change: +9.3%
– 5-year price change: +73.3%
– Metro area: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

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#13. Southern Shores

– Typical home value: $731,100
– 1-year price change: +11.3%
– 5-year price change: +66.4%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#12. Holden Beach

– Typical home value: $780,691
– 1-year price change: +12.9%
– 5-year price change: +77.1%
– Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC

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#11. Waves

– Typical home value: $782,712
– 1-year price change: +11.7%
– 5-year price change: +62.2%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#10. Highlands

– Typical home value: $805,284
– 1-year price change: +10.0%
– 5-year price change: +89.6%
– Metro area: not in a metro area

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#9. Corolla

– Typical home value: $831,653
– 1-year price change: +9.1%
– 5-year price change: +66.1%
– Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

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#8. Topsail Beach

– Typical home value: $839,289
– 1-year price change: +15.6%
– 5-year price change: +102.4%
– Metro area: Wilmington, NC

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#7. Weddington

– Typical home value: $844,920
– 1-year price change: +8.9%
– 5-year price change: +67.5%
– Metro area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

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#6. Duck

– Typical home value: $884,284
– 1-year price change: +13.5%
– 5-year price change: +77.5%
– Metro area: Kill Devil Hills, NC

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#5. Marvin

– Typical home value: $957,125
– 1-year price change: +5.8%
– 5-year price change: +55.4%
– Metro area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

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#4. Cashiers

– Typical home value: $990,835
– 1-year price change: +16.3%
– 5-year price change: +108.2%
– Metro area: Cullowhee, NC

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#3. Bald Head Island

– Typical home value: $1,113,642
– 1-year price change: +11.3%
– 5-year price change: +76.9%
– Metro area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC

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#2. Wrightsville Beach

– Typical home value: $1,317,333
– 1-year price change: +12.3%
– 5-year price change: +82.1%
– Metro area: Wilmington, NC

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#1. Biltmore Forest

– Typical home value: $1,349,502
– 1-year price change: +7.4%
– 5-year price change: +55.3%
– Metro area: Asheville, NC

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