Metropolitan market · North Carolina · September 2026 data

What is the Laurinburg, NC real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Laurinburg, NC asks $234,450, up 18.7% year over year. Homes spend a median of 96 days on market, with 124 active listings and 30% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 21% of active listings, and inventory sits at 135% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$234,450
▲ 18.7% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$127
1,829 sq ft median
Median days on market
96
September 2026
Active listings
124
For sale now
New listings
20
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
30%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
135%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
21%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$166,250
▲ 0.8% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
94.5%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
22
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Laurinburg, NC housing market doing right now?

The Laurinburg, NC housing market lists at a $234,450 median as of September 2026, up 18.7% year over year, with a 96-day median market time and 124 homes for sale (30% with a price cut). Active inventory is 135% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Laurinburg housing market statistics

The table summarizes Laurinburg's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Laurinburg.

Laurinburg, NC housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$234,450+18.7% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1271,829 sq ft median
Median days on market96+46% YoY
Active listings124+20% YoY
New listings this month20September 2026
Listings with a price cut30%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$166,250+0.8% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio94.5%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio21.1%26 pending
Inventory vs 2019135%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Laurinburg?

Laurinburg home prices are up 18.7% year over year and -2.3% month over month as of September 2026, at a $234,450 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$256K$242K$227K$212K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$256K$222K$188K$153K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Laurinburg?

Laurinburg has 124 active listings, 20 new this month, 26 pending as of September 2026. About 30% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 135% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
124
New this month
20
Pending
26
Price-reduced
36

Is Laurinburg a good real estate investment?

Laurinburg scores 30/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #816 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
30/100
#816 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-4.4%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
30
Value
40
Rental yield
48
Supply risk
84
Market heat
8

Laurinburg scores 30/100 on our composite Investor Score (#816 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 135% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 18.7% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

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 Laurinburg ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Laurinburg?

A home at Laurinburg's $234,450 median listing runs about $1,283 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,159/mo
−$125/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,283/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,413/mo
+$130/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $234,450 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Laurinburg?

To buy Laurinburg’s $234,450 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $63,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,461/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.4× the area’s $43,500 median household income, so a typical Laurinburg household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Laurinburg, NC — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$234,450September 2026
Down payment (20%)$46,890Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,283/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.91% effective rate)$178/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$63,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$43,500Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Laurinburg housing market?

Longer-run demand in Laurinburg shows up in 59 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +129 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
59
▼ 15.7% vs 2024
1.7 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+129
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$3.97M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
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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Laurinburg housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Laurinburg?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Laurinburg, NC is $234,450, up 18.7% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Laurinburg, NC metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Laurinburg?
The median home listed in Laurinburg asks $234,450 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,283 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Laurinburg?
The median property in Laurinburg spends 96 days on the market, with 124 homes actively listed and 30% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Laurinburg?
With a median 96 days on market and 30% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 21% of active listings, Laurinburg reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Laurinburg a good place to invest in real estate?
Laurinburg scores 30/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #816 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Laurinburg?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Laurinburg and the wider North Carolina market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Laurinburg, 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.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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