Lincolnton, NC 28092 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$298,254
+2.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
58 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,394/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
63%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$108
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 63% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 19% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (75/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $72k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,355 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $405/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $108 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.9% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Other ZIP codes in Lincoln County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, NC 28037 | $549.1K | −0.4% | 71 |
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