Chowan County, NC housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 33
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Home Value
$235,180
+5.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
33
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
73 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
8.5%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$222
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 41% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (33/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 8% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $61k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,018 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $222 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.3% to +12.1% (80% range; middle estimate +5.2%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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ZIP codes in Chowan County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edenton, NC 27932 | $238.1K | +4.9% | 38 |
| Hertford, NC 27980 | $216.9K | +6.7% | 10 |