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Henderson, 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

Henderson, NC Housing Market Trends

With 14,822 people, 5,832 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $217,910, house prices in Henderson are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Henderson, accounting for 65.99% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Henderson include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.72%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 14.63%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.66%).

People in Henderson primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Henderson has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Henderson's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 46.15% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Henderson include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 40.79%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 7.36%). There's also some housing in Henderson built before 1939 ( 5.70%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Henderson. Fully 16.03% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Henderson homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Henderson real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Henderson Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Henderson have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 96.34%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Henderson house appreciation rate of 6.98%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Henderson that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Henderson real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Henderson appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.33%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 77.09% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Henderson. Henderson appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.41%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.77%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Henderson's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% 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 city. Individual neighborhoods within Henderson differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Henderson - 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 Henderson real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$217,910

Henderson, NC Home Prices
> $1,715,000
$1,287,001 - $1,715,000
$858,001 - $1,287,000
$686,001 - $858,000
$515,001 - $686,000
$343,001 - $515,000
$172,001 - $343,000
$86,001 - $172,000
$0 - $86,000
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
0.9%
2.1%
2.1%
2.5%
2.5%
15.2%
15.2%
30.3%
30.3%
38.4%
38.4%
10.4%
10.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for North carolina

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,832

Henderson Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,387 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
35.8%
35.8%
64.2%
64.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
16.0%
16.0%
84.0%
84.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.4%
7.4%
40.8%
40.8%
46.1%
46.1%
5.7%
5.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
66.0%
66.0%
2.7%
2.7%
14.7%
14.7%
14.6%
14.6%
2.0%
2.0%
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
1.3%
1.3%
12.6%
12.6%
36.3%
36.3%
40.0%
40.0%
7.3%
7.3%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes