Stokes County, NC real estate

What the numbers say

Stokes County, NC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Stokes County listed for $345,950, down 4.2% from a year earlier. That is 14% below the North Carolina median of $400,000.

Homes spent a median of 71 days on the market, faster than 72 days a year ago. That makes Stokes County the #37 fastest-selling of 53 North Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Stokes County pay a median of $1,179 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $196,700, an effective rate of about 0.60%. The North Carolina average is 0.66%, which makes Stokes County the #37 lowest-tax of 100 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $775 a month, and $746 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 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 $346,000 home here comes to about $2,203 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $94,000 a year (the median household here earns $62,969).