The story of this market
The typical home in Halifax County, North Carolina sells for about $200,000, or $128 per square foot.
Prices are down 18.37% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 5.95 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 45% since 2000. Last year 2 of 9 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,012 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,012 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2006 (+12.4%). Worst: 2010 (-6.1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.7%
NC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,375
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 9 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
57
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $19,642,611.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
66%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1131 | 507 | 66% | 6.8% | $125,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Halifax County, North Carolina
The Halifax County housing market is currently experiencing downward price pressure with a significant year-over-year decline in median home prices. Inventory remains limited, and market activity has slowed, reflecting a cautious environment for both buyers and sellers.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 6 cities · 9 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 0.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 117 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 17.46% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.2% · poverty 22.4% — a mixed stability profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 9 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 27810 | Belhaven | $210,000 | $150 | +2.5% | 120 | 96% | 15% | 6.5 | 45 | $1,049 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27820 | Conway | $190,000 | $115 | +8.6% | 205 | 99% | — | — | 859 | $682 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27823 | Enfield | $91,702 | $71 | -2.4% | 112 | 97.5% | 12.5% | 6.2 | 45 | $725 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27839 | Halifax | $145,000 | $105 | +2.1% | 88 | 96.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $926 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27850 | Littleton | $225,000 | $133 | 0% | 197 | — | — | — | 15 | $616 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27863 | Pikeville | $273,000 | $170 | 0% | 75 | — | — | — | 56 | $1,016 | researched Sep 20 |
| 27870 | Roanoke Rapids | $157,500 | $156 | +0.3% | 102 | — | — | — | 184 | $873 | researched Sep 20 |
| 27874 | Scotland Neck | $230,000 | $123 | +99.9% | 27 | 98.9% | — | — | 13 | $568 | researched Sep 20 |
| 27890 | Winterville | $158,856 | $85 | 0% | 34 | 98% | — | — | 14 | $730 | researched Sep 20 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
- Chuck E. Cheese4.223.1 mi
- Sky-Vue Skateland4.523.3 mi
- Rocky Mount Event Center4.224.4 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.123.5 mi
- The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences4.524.4 mi
- The Prime Smokehouse: Barbecue & Beyond4.323.7 mi
- WatersView Restaurant4.426.4 mi
- Sylvan Heights Bird Park4.913.6 mi
- Medoc Mountain State Park4.715.6 mi
- Lake Gaston Day Use Area4.319.5 mi
- Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area4.315 mi
- Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail4.514.7 mi
- Virginia and North Carolina State Line4.719.5 mi
- Rocky Mount Mills4.623.7 mi
- The Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences4.524.4 mi
- The Dunn Center4.619.4 mi
- The Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum4.520.7 mi
- Sylvan Heights Bird Park4.913.6 mi
- Medoc Mountain State Park4.715.6 mi
- Lake Gaston Day Use Area4.319.5 mi
- Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area4.315 mi
- River Falls Park Trailhead.4.611.3 mi
- Eaton Ferry Marina/Keel Marinas4.526 mi
- Belmont Lake Golf Club4.618.2 mi
- Riverside Mill4.511.5 mi
- Belk4.111.2 mi
- Great Falls Plaza4.111.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov
applies when — Applies to parcels where the title holder has created or is subject to recorded easements, restrictions, or conditions.
Imposes binding limitations on the use, development, or maintenance of the parcel as defined in the recorded instrument.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-6.4
A tax lien attaches to all real property, taking priority over all other liens and encumbrances regardless of when they were created.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-355
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a Homeowners' Association (Chapter 47F) or Condominium Association (Chapter 47C) where assessments remain unpaid.
Associations may file a claim of lien and foreclose in a manner similar to a mortgage under power of sale, or through a civil action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-3-116 and § 47C-3-116
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure, though it requires a hearing before the Clerk of Superior Court to authorize the sale. Borrowers are entitled to a pre-foreclosure notice at least 45 days prior to the filing of a notice of hearing for primary residences.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 45, Article 2A and Article 11
Tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the property by the combined state and local tax rate. The formula is: Tax = (Assessed Value / 100) * Tax Rate. Assessment is based on the true value in money, with counties required to conduct revaluations at least every eight years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 105, Article 12 (2025)
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.