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Clayton, NC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Clayton, NC Housing Market Trends

With 29,445 people, 9,579 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $322,500, Clayton real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Clayton, accounting for 69.96% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clayton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.72%), row houses and other attached homes ( 5.46%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.21%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Clayton. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.19% of Clayton's homes, and 65.51% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Clayton homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 64.06% of Clayton's housing was built since 2000, making the town have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Clayton real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 27.49%), and between 1940-1969 ( 5.50%). There's also some housing in Clayton built before 1939 ( 2.95%).

Clayton Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Clayton have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 102.52%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Clayton house appreciation rate of 7.31%.

Over the last year, Clayton appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Clayton's appreciation rate has been 1.09%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Clayton were at -1.51%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -5.91%.

Notably, Clayton's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Clayton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Clayton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Clayton - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Clayton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$322,500

Clayton, NC Home Prices
> $1,336,000
$1,002,001 - $1,336,000
$668,001 - $1,002,000
$534,001 - $668,000
$401,001 - $534,000
$267,001 - $401,000
$134,001 - $267,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
3.1%
3.1%
7.2%
7.2%
22.6%
22.6%
37.3%
37.3%
20.4%
20.4%
3.9%
3.9%
5.3%
5.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for North carolina

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

9,579

Clayton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,110 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
66.2%
66.2%
33.8%
33.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.0%
6.0%
94.0%
94.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
64.1%
64.1%
27.5%
27.5%
5.5%
5.5%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.0%
70.0%
5.5%
5.5%
4.2%
4.2%
16.7%
16.7%
3.5%
3.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.4%
2.4%
7.2%
7.2%
19.5%
19.5%
41.4%
41.4%
24.1%
24.1%
5.5%
5.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes