Triangle & Triad housing market reports
Home prices, sales and inventory for 16 North Carolina counties across the Research Triangle, the Piedmont Triad and the Lake Gaston area. These are the September 2026 figures, compared with September 2025.
Updated October 2026. Smaller counties have fewer sales each month, so their numbers can swing more from month to month.
At a glance · September 2026
| County | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market | Months of inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Triangle | ||||
| Wake County Raleigh | $465,000no change | 1,257▼ 9.0% | 52 | 4.0 |
| Durham County Durham | $420,000▼ 6.7% | 324▼ 3.0% | 58 | 4.4 |
| Orange County Chapel Hill | $494,000▼ 3.1% | 108▲ 8.0% | 53 | 5.0 |
| Johnston County Clayton | $369,900▲ 5.7% | 293▼ 15.6% | 78 | 5.0 |
| Franklin County Louisburg | $370,000▼ 2.4% | 121▲ 22.2% | 75 | 4.2 |
| Granville County Oxford | $362,450▲ 11.2% | 34▼ 35.8% | 50 | 5.6 |
| Harnett County Lillington | $330,000▼ 2.3% | 225▼ 20.2% | 83 | 6.4 |
| Vance County Henderson | $141,450▼ 44.2% | 18▼ 40.0% | 101 | 5.7 |
| Wayne County Goldsboro | $290,000no change | 31▼ 47.5% | 109 | 5.8 |
| The Triad | ||||
| Guilford County Greensboro | $317,000▲ 1.0% | 461▼ 11.0% | 51 | 3.9 |
| Forsyth County Winston-Salem | $311,500▼ 1.2% | 368▼ 13.2% | 58 | 4.0 |
| Alamance County Burlington | $347,495▲ 7.3% | 140▼ 15.7% | 68 | 3.2 |
| Davidson County Lexington | $301,500▼ 4.3% | 202▲ 11.6% | 73 | 3.1 |
| Davie County Mocksville | $329,000▼ 6.6% | 62▲ 55.0% | 68 | 2.5 |
| Surry County Mount Airy | $278,250▲ 7.0% | 44no change | 67 | 3.7 |
| Lake Gaston area | ||||
| Halifax County Lake Gaston · August figures | $260,000▲ 32.1% | 17▲ 41.7% | 50 | 4.1 |
Changes compared with September 2025. Triangle counties: Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. Triad counties: Triad MLS, Inc. Halifax County: Roanoke Valley Lake Gaston Board of REALTORS (August 2026 figures; September not yet reported). Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Quarterly snapshot · Q3 2026
July through September 2026, compared with the same quarter last year.
The Triangle: 8,224 homes sold across our nine Triangle counties in Q3, down 5.6% from Q3 2025, though year-to-date sales are still up 2.4%. Months of inventory rose in eight of the nine counties, and homes took 57 days to sell on average, up from 54.
The Triad: 4,115 homes sold across our six Triad counties in Q3, down 3.7%, and year-to-date sales are down 4.2%. Prices held within 3% of last year in Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance and Davidson, and the Triad remains the tighter market at about 3.5 months of inventory.
| County | Q3 median price* | Q3 homes sold | Avg. days on market | Months of inventory** | Year-to-date sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Triangle | |||||
| Wake County | $470,300▼ 2.5% | 4,291▼ 7.1% | 50▲ 3 days | 3.6 | 12,842▲ 1.1% |
| Durham County | $418,600▼ 4.1% | 1,031▼ 3.6% | 48▼ 11 days | 4.2 | 3,337▲ 9.2% |
| Orange County | $550,100▲ 11.7% | 376▲ 5.6% | 40▼ 1 day | 4.4 | 1,113▲ 6.1% |
| Johnston County | $362,500▲ 2.6% | 989▼ 9.2% | 69▲ 7 days | 4.5 | 2,968▼ 4.9% |
| Franklin County | $371,500▼ 7.1% | 376▲ 7.7% | 74▲ 5 days | 4.2 | 1,037▲ 8.5% |
| Granville County | $361,600▲ 5.6% | 140▼ 2.8% | 53▲ 3 days | 4.5 | 401▲ 1.5% |
| Harnett County | $328,600▼ 2.7% | 843▲ 1.9% | 81▲ 11 days | 5.3 | 2,614▲ 9.1% |
| Vance County | $185,900▼ 21.1% | 46▼ 43.2% | 55▲ 5 days | 7.2 | 153▼ 16.8% |
| Wayne County | $288,300▲ 3.9% | 132▼ 23.7% | 110▲ 32 days | 4.9 | 403▼ 5.4% |
| The Triad | |||||
| Guilford County | $316,200▼ 2.7% | 1,517▼ 4.5% | 57▲ 7 days | 3.6 | 4,346▼ 4.3% |
| Forsyth County | $316,400▼ 0.8% | 1,288▼ 3.7% | 57▲ 5 days | 3.5 | 3,710▼ 5.0% |
| Alamance County | $331,100no change | 398▼ 20.9% | 68▼ 6 days | 3.6 | 1,147▼ 17.6% |
| Davidson County | $307,900▼ 1.6% | 623▲ 8.5% | 70▲ 9 days | 3.2 | 1,720▲ 7.6% |
| Davie County | $352,800▲ 7.9% | 158▲ 15.3% | 74▲ 17 days | 3.0 | 441▲ 2.6% |
| Surry County | $277,800▲ 6.6% | 131▼ 3.0% | 72no change | 3.8 | 358▼ 4.0% |
| Lake Gaston area | |||||
| Halifax County | Q3 totals will be added once September figures are reported. | ||||
Changes compared with Q3 2025; year-to-date compares January–September 2026 with January–September 2025. *Average of the July, August and September median prices, weighted by the number of sales each month. **Average of the three monthly readings. Triangle counties: Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. Triad counties: Triad MLS, Inc. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
County reports
Wake County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Durham County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Orange County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Johnston County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Franklin County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Granville County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Harnett County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Vance County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Wayne County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triangle Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Guilford County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triad MLS, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Forsyth County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triad MLS, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Alamance County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triad MLS, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Davidson County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triad MLS, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Davie County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triad MLS, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Surry County
Changes compared with September 2025. Based on information from Triad MLS, Inc. for September 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Halifax County
September figures for Halifax County had not been reported by the Roanoke Valley Lake Gaston Board of REALTORS when this page was updated, so these are the latest available (August 2026).
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Changes compared with August 2025. Based on information from Roanoke Valley Lake Gaston Board of REALTORS for August 2026. Source data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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