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McDowell County, NC Real Estate & Property Data

McDowell County Real Estate Market Trends

Last Updated: September 20, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into McDowell County, NC sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in McDowell County, NC is $250,000. McDowell County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 820 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s McDowell County real estate data indicates that the county has 6 properties in foreclosure.

McDowell County Real Estate Market Trends

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Total Residential Properties 19,693

Total Commercial Properties 978

Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 52 Years

Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,505

Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 438

% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 0.55%

Total 2024 Residential Sales 709

% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 6.67%

Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.4%

Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 39

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McDowell County, NC Real Estate Overview

There were 820 residential properties sold in the past year in McDowell County, NC. The median home value in McDowell County, NC is $191,235. There are a total of 19,693 residential properties in the McDowell.

Median Sales Price i

$250,000

(Jul 2025)

-2.9%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 $250,000
June '25 Jun '25 $334,000
May '25 May '25 $350,000
April '25 Apr '25 $250,000
March '25 Mar '25 $299,000
February '25 Feb '25 $369,000
January '25 Jan '25 $234,000
December '24 Dec '24 $295,500
November '24 Nov '24 $287,000
October '24 Oct '24 $309,500
September '24 Sep '24 $234,000
August '24 Aug '24 $289,250

Median Down Payment i

$36,250

(Jul 2025)

-23.6%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 $36,250
June '25 Jun '25 $90,000
May '25 May '25 $76,750
April '25 Apr '25 $43,500
March '25 Mar '25 $51,204
February '25 Feb '25 $65,889
January '25 Jan '25 $40,800
December '24 Dec '24 $82,500
November '24 Nov '24 $91,500
October '24 Oct '24 $35,000
September '24 Sep '24 $24,075
August '24 Aug '24 $47,250

Number of Homes Sold i

66

(Jul 2025)

-31.2%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 66
June '25 Jun '25 55
May '25 May '25 44
April '25 Apr '25 56
March '25 Mar '25 54
February '25 Feb '25 61
January '25 Jan '25 102
December '24 Dec '24 46
November '24 Nov '24 52
October '24 Oct '24 68
September '24 Sep '24 52
August '24 Aug '24 68

Number of Purchase Loans i

33

(Jul 2025)

-25%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 33
June '25 Jun '25 24
May '25 May '25 26
April '25 Apr '25 19
March '25 Mar '25 20
February '25 Feb '25 30
January '25 Jan '25 46
December '24 Dec '24 22
November '24 Nov '24 20
October '24 Oct '24 26
September '24 Sep '24 22
August '24 Aug '24 41

Number of REFI Loans i

21

(Jul 2025)

+50%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 21
June '25 Jun '25 14
May '25 May '25 25
April '25 Apr '25 26
March '25 Mar '25 28
February '25 Feb '25 19
January '25 Jan '25 34
December '24 Dec '24 11
November '24 Nov '24 11
October '24 Oct '24 26
September '24 Sep '24 22
August '24 Aug '24 24

Number of HELOC Loans i

5

(Jul 2025)

-58.3%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 5
June '25 Jun '25 10
May '25 May '25 13
April '25 Apr '25 9
March '25 Mar '25 13
February '25 Feb '25 4
January '25 Jan '25 23
December '24 Dec '24 7
November '24 Nov '24 13
October '24 Oct '24 7
September '24 Sep '24 11
August '24 Aug '24 16

McDowell County, NC Real Estate Market Overview

Last 30 days

City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value

Marion

$191,235 $127.1/sqft
Nebo

$831,405 $477.38/sqft
Old Fort

$182,382 $122.32/sqft

McDowell County, NC Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 6 McDowell County, NC properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i

6

(Jul 2025)

+20%

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 6
June '25 Jun '25 5
May '25 May '25 3
April '25 Apr '25 12
March '25 Mar '25 5
February '25 Feb '25 3
January '25 Jan '25 5
December '24 Dec '24 1
November '24 Nov '24 2
October '24 Oct '24 2
September '24 Sep '24 4
August '24 Aug '24 3

Foreclosure Starts i

2

(Jul 2025)

year-over-year

y-o-y

July '25 Jul '25 2
June '25 Jun '25 2
May '25 May '25 2
April '25 Apr '25 9
March '25 Mar '25 5
February '25 Feb '25 2
January '25 Jan '25 3
December '24 Dec '24 N/A
November '24 Nov '24 N/A
October '24 Oct '24 1
September '24 Sep '24 4
August '24 Aug '24 2

Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i

July '25 Jul '25 N/A
June '25 Jun '25 1
May '25 May '25 1
April '25 Apr '25 N/A
March '25 Mar '25 N/A
February '25 Feb '25 N/A
January '25 Jan '25 N/A
December '24 Dec '24 N/A
November '24 Nov '24 N/A
October '24 Oct '24 N/A
September '24 Sep '24 N/A
August '24 Aug '24 N/A

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