Hillsborough, NC 27278 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 49
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Home Value
$472,719
−2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
49
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
67 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,496/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$130
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 11% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+7% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (49/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 24% 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 $114k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,520 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,361/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $130 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% 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: −7.7% to +8.6% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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