Metropolitan market · North Carolina · June 2026 data

Durham Real Estate Market

The Durham, NC housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Durham report in a click.

Median listing price
$487,450
▼ 1.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$250
1,999 sq ft median
Median days on market
53
June 2026
Active listings
2,120
For sale now
New listings
886
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
22%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$460,250
▲ 0.2% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
98.6%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
856
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$519K$505K$491K$477K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Durham NC · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$542K$506K$471K$435K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Durham NC · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
2,120
New this month
886
Pending
1,135
Price-reduced
474

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Durham, NC asks $487,450 — down 1.5% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 53 days to go under contract, and 22% of the 2,120 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
40/100
#665 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-4.2%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Medium
σ 6.2% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
32
Value
33
Rental yield
57
Supply risk
79
Market heat
62

Durham scores 40/100 on our composite Investor Score (#665 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 58% over five years and +118% over ten, leaving prices 61% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,660/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.1%; active inventory sits at 122% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 1.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Durham ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$2,197/mo
−$250/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$2,447/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$2,708/mo
+$261/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $487,450 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
6,188
▲ 60.7% vs 2024
10.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-193
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$126.0M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
-0.6%
▼ 359.3k nonfarm jobs · May 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Durham market FAQs

What is the median home price in Durham?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Durham, NC is $487,450, down 1.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Durham?
The median property in Durham spends 53 days on the market, with 2,120 homes actively listed and 22% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace.
Who are the top real estate agents in Durham?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Durham and the wider North Carolina market.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.