Halifax County, NC real estate

What the numbers say

Halifax County, NC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Halifax County listed for $201,975, down 6.1% from a year earlier. That is 50% below the North Carolina median of $400,000.

Homes spent a median of 74 days on the market, slower than 69 days a year ago. That makes Halifax County the #42 fastest-selling of 53 North Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Halifax County pay a median of $1,216 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $106,200, an effective rate of about 1.15%. The North Carolina average is 0.66%, which makes Halifax County the #100 lowest-tax of 100 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $813 a month, and $708 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 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 $202,000 home here comes to about $1,378 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $59,000 a year (the median household here earns $45,590).