Burlington, NC 27217 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 60
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Home Value
$223,996
+1.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
60
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
75 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,411/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
60%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$95
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 60% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 12% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−25% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (60/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.5% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $55k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,264 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $95 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.5%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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Other ZIP codes in Alamance County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, NC 27215 | $296.2K | +1.3% | 44 |
| Mebane, NC 27302 | $350.4K | −0.7% | 64 |
| Graham, NC 27253 | $300.9K | +1.6% | 74 |
| Elon, NC 27244 | $318.6K | +2.0% | 83 |
| Snow Camp, NC 27349 | $314.3K | +2.9% | 19 |
| Haw River, NC 27258 | $324.1K | +0.7% | 87 |
| ZIP 27201 | – | – | 62 |
| ZIP 27202 | – | – | 20 |
| ZIP 27340 | – | – | 22 |