Rocky Mount, NC 27801 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 93
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Home Value
$122,693
−3.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
93
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
76 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$993/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
60%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$163
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 down 3.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 5% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+17% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (93/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.3% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $35k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $130/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $163 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 (60% 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: −7.9% to +8.4% (80% range; middle estimate +1.3%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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Other ZIP codes in Edgecombe County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarboro, NC 27886 | $152.3K | −1.1% | 84 |
| Pinetops, NC 27864 | $147.5K | +2.1% | 42 |
| Red Oak, NC 27809 | $221.7K | +2.6% | 97 |
| Pinetops, NC 27852 | $156.4K | +2.2% | 21 |
| Hobgood, NC 27843 | $120.8K | +11.6% | 28 |
| ZIP 27819 | – | – | 26 |
| ZIP 27881 | – | – | 87 |
| ZIP 27815 | – | – | – |