Johnston County, NC real estate

What the numbers say

Johnston County, NC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Johnston County listed for $378,750, up 1.0% from a year earlier. That is 5% below the North Carolina median of $400,000.

Homes spent a median of 67 days on the market, faster than 69 days a year ago. That makes Johnston County the #28 fastest-selling of 53 North Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Johnston County pay a median of $1,908 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $305,600, an effective rate of about 0.62%. The North Carolina average is 0.66%, which makes Johnston County the #43 lowest-tax of 100 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,146 a month, and $970 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $379,000 home here comes to about $2,420 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $104,000 a year (the median household here earns $83,384).