Durham, NC 27701 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 94
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Home Value
$421,664
−0.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
94
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
82 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
44%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,709/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-2.7%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$97
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 55% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−12% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (94/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.5% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 44% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $103k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $870/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $97 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (51% 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: −9.2% to +7.1% (80% range; middle estimate +0.1%), chance of a rise 51%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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Other ZIP codes in Durham County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC 27703 | $379.9K | −4.2% | 72 |
| Durham, NC 27713 | $415.7K | −3.7% | 51 |
| Durham, NC 27707 | $406.5K | −3.1% | 83 |
| Durham, NC 27705 | $467.3K | −1.4% | 62 |
| Durham, NC 27704 | $305.9K | −4.1% | 84 |
| Durham, NC 27712 | $420K | −1.9% | 47 |
| Bahama, NC 27503 | $481.1K | +3.8% | 42 |
| ZIP 27708 | – | – | – |
| Durham, NC 27709 | – | – | – |