Burke County, NC real estate

What the numbers say

Burke County, NC real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Burke County listed for $319,800, down 1.6% from a year earlier. That is 20% below the North Carolina median of $400,000.

Homes spent a median of 66 days on the market, faster than 68 days a year ago. That makes Burke County the #21 fastest-selling of 53 North Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Burke County pay a median of $1,253 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $185,400, an effective rate of about 0.68%. The North Carolina average is 0.66%, which makes Burke County the #59 lowest-tax of 100 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $884 a month, and $871 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $320,000 home here comes to about $2,057 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $88,000 a year (the median household here earns $58,592).