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Davidson, 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

Davidson, NC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 15,771, 5,510 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $714,551, Davidson house prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, Davidson real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Davidson, accounting for 62.33% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Davidson include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 23.48%), row houses and other attached homes ( 11.96%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.22%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Davidson. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 68.47% of Davidson's homes, and 56.02% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Davidson homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 54.75% of Davidson'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 Davidson real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 39.55%), and between 1940-1969 ( 5.42%).

Davidson Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Davidson have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 84.44%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Davidson house appreciation rate of 6.31%.

Over the last year, Davidson appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Davidson's appreciation rate has been 4.60%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Davidson were at 0.72%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.90%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Davidson's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$714,551

Davidson, NC Home Prices
> $1,267,000
$951,001 - $1,267,000
$634,001 - $951,000
$507,001 - $634,000
$380,001 - $507,000
$253,001 - $380,000
$127,001 - $253,000
$63,001 - $127,000
$0 - $63,000
12.4%
12.4%
17.4%
17.4%
27.3%
27.3%
15.1%
15.1%
11.8%
11.8%
12.1%
12.1%
2.6%
2.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for North carolina

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,510

Davidson Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,677 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
68.5%
68.5%
31.5%
31.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.2%
9.2%
90.8%
90.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
54.8%
54.8%
39.5%
39.5%
5.4%
5.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
62.3%
62.3%
12.0%
12.0%
2.2%
2.2%
23.5%
23.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.7%
0.7%
7.0%
7.0%
22.0%
22.0%
29.4%
29.4%
26.6%
26.6%
14.3%
14.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes