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Kinston Real Estate Market

The Kinston, 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 Kinston report in a click.

Median listing price
$256,125
▲ 2.7% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$146
1,769 sq ft median
Median days on market
75
June 2026
Active listings
173
For sale now
New listings
50
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
25%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$241,000
▲ 28.2% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
98.6%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
48
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$256K$250K$243K$236K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

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

The 10-year view
$258K$222K$186K$151K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

Supply snapshot
Active listings
173
New this month
50
Pending
63
Price-reduced
43

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Kinston, NC asks $256,125 — up 2.7% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 75 days to go under contract, and 25% of the 173 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a buyer-leaning market. Figures cover the Kinston, NC metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
31/100
#810 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-5.5%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
24
Value
36
Rental yield
48
Supply risk
89
Market heat
39

Kinston scores 31/100 on our composite Investor Score (#810 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 152% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 2.7% 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 Kinston ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,154/mo
−$131/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,286/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$1,423/mo
+$137/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $256,125 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)
131
▼ 11.5% vs 2024
2.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+460
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$6.19M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Hurricane

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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Kinston market FAQs

What is the median home price in Kinston?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Kinston, NC is $256,125, up 2.7% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Kinston, NC metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Kinston?
The median property in Kinston spends 75 days on the market, with 173 homes actively listed and 25% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer-leaning market by pace.
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Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Kinston, 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.