Fayetteville - NC housing market
The Fayetteville metro has a typical home value of $255,537, up 0.4% from a year ago. Homes sell in 28 days on average, a balanced market. 31% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Fayetteville housing market, October 2026
The typical Fayetteville home is worth $255,537 as of August 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.8% over three months, and up 0.4% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $254,439 to $258,213.
Homes are going pending in about 28 days, slower than the 20 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,359 homes for sale, 10% more than a year ago. 31.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 26.9% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,458 a month, up 2.5% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 14.6.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($51,107), the typical Fayetteville home costs about $1,735 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $74,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($255,537) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Fayetteville - NC metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 0.4% over the past year. In Fayetteville - NC, that means a home worth $254,519 last year is now worth roughly $255,537.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $250,054. Homes are selling at 98.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Fayetteville - NC sit on the market for roughly 28 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 31.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 679 new listings hit the market each month in Fayetteville - NC. There are currently 2,359 homes for sale, up 10.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Fayetteville - NC is $1,458, up 2.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.6x, buying territory (#158 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,415 a month in principal and interest, $43 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.70% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in NC
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte - NC | $384,458 | -0.5% | 33.0d |
| Raleigh - NC | $431,269 | -1.8% | 28.0d |
| Greensboro - NC | $263,188 | +1.0% | 20.0d |
| Winston - NC | $280,379 | +2.1% | 22.0d |
| Durham - NC | $405,282 | -2.2% | 29.0d |
| Asheville - NC | $419,186 | -3.3% | 54.0d |