Montgomery County, NC housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 85
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Home Value
$197,766
+4.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
85
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
11.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
90 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$125
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 10% below the 2017-19 norm, close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (85/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $50k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,385 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $125 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (61% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.0% to +8.4% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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ZIP codes in Montgomery County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy, NC 27371 | $197.1K | +3.4% | 98 |
| Mount Gilead, NC 27306 | $208.5K | +6.5% | 94 |
| Biscoe, NC 27209 | $159.1K | +6.7% | 80 |
| Candor, NC 27229 | $151.9K | +5.8% | 29 |
| Star, NC 27356 | $145.8K | +3.7% | 6 |
| ZIP 27247 | – | – | – |