Lee County, NC real estate

What the numbers say

Lee County, NC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lee County listed for $353,125, down 1.5% from a year earlier. That is 12% below the North Carolina median of $400,000.

Homes spent a median of 62 days on the market, slower than 61 days a year ago. That makes Lee County the #15 fastest-selling of 53 North Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Lee County pay a median of $1,785 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $240,200, an effective rate of about 0.74%. The North Carolina average is 0.66%, which makes Lee County the #71 lowest-tax of 100 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,017 a month, and $1,016 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $353,000 home here comes to about $2,291 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $98,000 a year (the median household here earns $65,387).