Macon County, NC Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Macon County, NC is $424,900. There were 1,227 home sales in Macon County, NC over the past 12 months. The median residential Macon County, NC home value for transactions over the previous year is $295,000. The number of current listings in Macon County, NC is 1,007, and the percentage of properties for sale is 1007.00%. The county has 26 foreclosures, 13 bank owned properties, 7 headed for auction, and 1,007 properties for sale.
Macon County, NC Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | $ 351,661 $ 254/sqft | Otto | $ 328,000 $ 259/sqft |
| Highlands | $ 1,303,144 $ 685/sqft | Scaly Mountain | $ 949,000 $ 474/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Macon County, NC
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $499.5K | $498.5K | -0.20% |
| Median Sold Price | $363.3K | $380K | 4.59% |
| Homes For Sale | 673 | 990 | 47.10% |
| Homes Sold | 489 | 552 | 12.88% |
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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Macon County, NC home values range from $30,006 to $32,000,000. Highlands is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $1,260,000, and Franklin is most affordable with average house prices of around $389,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.38% of all residential properties in Macon County, NC with Franklin containing 5 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 4 cities within Macon County, NC; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $543,899 in Highlands to the lowest home value of $159,000 in Franklin.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Macon County, NC ranges from the highest value of $375,799 in Otto to the lowest value of $107,522 in Scaly Mountain. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.82% of properties in Macon County, NC. There are 4 cities within Macon County, NC; Franklin containing 10 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsFranklin has 5 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Macon County, NC. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.44% of all properties in Macon County, NC. There are 4 cities within Macon County, NC; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $370,173 in Otto to the lowest value of $179,479 in Otto.
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