Johnston County, NC Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Johnston County, NC is $359,199. There were 4,843 home sales in Johnston County, NC over the past 12 months. The median residential Johnston County, NC home value for transactions over the previous year is $335,288. The number of current listings in Johnston County, NC is 5,619, and the percentage of properties for sale is 5619.00%. The county has 158 foreclosures, 33 bank owned properties, 35 headed for auction, and 5,619 properties for sale.
Johnston County, NC Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | $ 370,045 $ 186/sqft | Kenly | $ 298,095 $ 179/sqft |
| Smithfield | $ 308,557 $ 180/sqft | Princeton | $ 293,115 $ 179/sqft |
| Benson | $ 322,705 $ 193/sqft | Pine Level | $ 234,804 $ 128/sqft |
| Selma | $ 290,000 $ 187/sqft | Micro | $ -- $ -- |
| Four Oaks | $ 337,763 $ 184/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Johnston County, NC
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $370K | $365.1K | -1.34% |
| Median Sold Price | $330.2K | $324.2K | -1.80% |
| Homes For Sale | 3,321 | 5,507 | 65.82% |
| Homes Sold | 1,718 | 1,391 | -19.03% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Browse Homes in Johnston County, NC
Johnston County, NC home values range from $34,144 to $2,700,000. Clayton is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $379,990, and Pine Level is most affordable with average house prices of around $224,900.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 1.23% of all residential properties in Johnston County, NC with Clayton containing 27 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 9 cities within Johnston County, NC; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $550,000 in Four Oaks to the lowest home value of $75,290 in Smithfield.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Johnston County, NC ranges from the highest value of $481,049 in Clayton to the lowest value of $162,000 in Kenly. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.45% of properties in Johnston County, NC. There are 9 cities within Johnston County, NC; Clayton containing 14 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsClayton has 8 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Johnston County, NC. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.48% of all properties in Johnston County, NC. There are 9 cities within Johnston County, NC; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $503,213 in Clayton to the lowest value of $114,309 in Clayton.
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