Bailey, NC Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (October 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED17.3%
- Highschool Education32.1%
- Some College32.4%
- Bachelors Degree15.6%
- Graduate Degree2.6%
- Total College or Above18.2%
- Stem Degree32.9%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male45.7%
- Female54.3%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married54.6%
- Divorced13.4%
- Never Married20.8%
- Widowed11.2%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26.0% |
| 19–29 | 13.8% |
| 30–39 | 10.0% |
| 40–49 | 14.3% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 8.7% |
| 60–69 | 8.8% |
| 70–79 | 14.9% |
| 80+ | 3.2% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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- Is Bailey, NC a good place to buy a house?0
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Neighborhoods in Bailey, NC
Get to know neighborhoods in Bailey, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
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- Median asking price
- $379,950
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 4
CNearby schools · estimated
4/10 · 3 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.