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Catawba County, NC Housing Market

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Catawba County, NC market data

PropertyIQ Score 28F
Median Price
$297K
Rent (ZORI)
$2K
Median DOM
51 days
YoY
+4.6%
What drives the score
Home value YoY: +4.6%3-mo momentum: +1.4%Days on market: 51 daysPrice-reduced share: +21.2%
Data through Jun 2026 · Source: Zillow, Realtor.com

Catawba County, NC Housing Market Overview

Catawba County, NC's median home value is $297K, up 4.6% over the past year. Homes here sell in a median 51 days. Its PropertyIQ Score of 28 sits below the state average of 50, marking a market positioned to lag its state over the next three years.

Understanding the Catawba County, NC housing market at the county level reveals patterns invisible in metro-wide data. PropertyIQ's demand signal scoring — validated across more than two decades of housing data (2001–2023) — now extends to county-level granularity, giving investors and agents a competitive edge in NC.

South Atlantic counties benefit from sustained migration inflows and job growth. PropertyIQ scores help distinguish between counties riding a temporary wave and those with durable demand fundamentals. Within the South Atlantic, Catawba County, NC's PropertyIQ Score of 28 runs below the South Atlantic norm.

For Catawba County, NC, PropertyIQ calculates a demand signal score updated monthly using the latest housing data. A score above 50 means this county's demand dynamics are stronger than the state average. Scores in the 80+ range have historically corresponded with meaningful outperformance in home price appreciation.

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Catawba County, NC is part of the Hickory, NC metro area.

Market data through June 2026. Sourced from Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, U.S. Census Bureau, FRED, BLS, and BEA. Per-statistic source and date shown above.