High Point, North Carolina Housing Market

What stands out in High Point?

• Homes for sale are up 42% on last year: among the fastest inventory growth of 763 tracked cities. Supply is building fast, which shifts leverage to buyers.
• Asking price per square foot has moved +6.7% a year over five years: among the strongest five-year price growth of 763 tracked cities. Long-run appreciation has been strong here.

What moves the numbers in High Point?

High Point asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 80% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 11.8%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in High Point's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.

Is now a good time to buy in High Point?

Asking prices are at their highest point on record. You are buying at the top. Underwrite it that way. Prices are still falling. Waiting has paid off so far. Let listings age, then come back lower. High Point prices have risen in 90 of the last 112 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.

This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.

When do High Point prices dip?

Across 9 full years, High Point asking prices ran lowest in February, about 7.4% below the year's average. They peaked in September. The most homes for sale show up in October, about 6% above the yearly average. Shop in October for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in February.

How does High Point compare with other North Carolina markets?

Ranked among the 21 North Carolina markets we track:

• Asking price: 10th cheapest of 21. High Point is at $323,582. Closest: Jacksonville and Hickory.
• Buyer competition: 7th least competitive of 21. High Point is at 0.33 buyers per home. Closest: Raleigh and Kannapolis.
• Time on market: 3rd shortest time on market of 21. High Point is at a median of 55 days on market. Closest: Kannapolis and Greensboro.
• Price cuts: 11th most price cuts of 21. High Point is at 24% of sellers cutting. Closest: Gastonia and Wilmington.

Who will rent from you in High Point?

In High Point, 39 out of every 100 households rent. Most own their home. The renter share is shrinking. Five years ago it was 42 in 100. Renter households average 2.4 people. Two and three bedrooms fit the typical renter.

Households grew 6% in five years. The housing stock grew 1%. Demand is outrunning supply. 7.0% of homes sit empty. That is normal for a healthy market.

The median High Point household earns $62,718 a year. Incomes here have grown 5.2% a year since 2019. Home prices have outrun incomes. Locals are being priced out. A typical home costs 5.2 times the median income. That is the national middle. Neither cash flow nor appreciation is free here. At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $1,568 a month.

To see what one High Point address would rent for and cash flow, run it through the app.

What numbers should you underwrite a High Point deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +6.7%/yr. High Point has grown about 6.7% a year for five years and for ten. That pace held before and after the 2020–2021 boom, so it is a fair long-run input. Prices fell 2.1% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 4. 24% of High Point listings have cut their asking price. Underwrite your exit below asking.
• Competition when you exit — +42%. Homes for sale in High Point are up 42% on last year, so your resale faces more competition than today's comps did.

Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.

What is the median home price in High Point?

The median asking price in High Point is about $324,000 as of Oct 2026, up 2.6% from a year ago. The typical listing is 3% larger than a year ago, and asking price per square foot is down 2.1%. So the size of homes on the market explains much of the rise. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our High Point figures cover the 7 ZIP codes with a High Point mailing address, which can reach past city limits.

Is High Point a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Neither side has the upper hand in High Point right now. We compare High Point with 2017–2019 at this time of year: 24% of sellers have cut their price, against 17% then; listings spend 22% fewer days on the market; there are 16% more homes for sale.

Are High Point home prices going up or down?

Asking prices are at their highest point on record. You are buying at the top. Underwrite it that way. Prices are still falling. Waiting has paid off so far. Let listings age, then come back lower.

What price growth should I assume for High Point?

Assume +6.7% a year. High Point has grown about 6.7% a year for five years and for ten. That pace held before and after the 2020–2021 boom, so it is a fair long-run input. Prices fell 2.1% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.

What is the fair market rent in High Point?

HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Guilford County is $1,330 a month for 2 bedrooms and $1,703 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.