Shelby, NC 28152 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$221,804
+1.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
35%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,236/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$104
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 7% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 63% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+25% 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 1.7% below their final list price; 35% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $56k 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 $152/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $104 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 (58% 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: −8.2% to +8.1% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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Other ZIP codes in Cleveland County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain, NC 28086 | $245.7K | +0.8% | 96 |
| Shelby, NC 28150 | $204K | −0.8% | 97 |
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| ZIP 28169 | – | – | 51 |
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