Madison County, NC real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$284,600Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.48%Below state avg 0.66%Median bill $1,362/yr · Census

Median rent

$7802-bed $758Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Madison County, NC real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Madison County pay a median of $1,362 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $284,600, an effective rate of about 0.48%. The North Carolina average is 0.66%, which makes Madison County the #12 lowest-tax of 100 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $780 a month, and $758 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 $285,000 home here comes to about $1,784 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $76,000 a year (the median household here earns $58,531).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,784/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,552
  • Property tax$114
  • Insurance (est.)$119

$285,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Madison County by bedrooms

Studio$52853% below state
1 bedroom$53554% below state
2 bedrooms$75835% below state
3 bedrooms$99525% below state
4 bedrooms$85053% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.