Holly Springs, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Holly Springs home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

37,812
Population Estimate
$322,074
Median Home Value
96.3%
Employment Rate
58.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$236
Median Listing Price$657,500
Median Days on Market55
Active Listings149
New Listings56
Total Listings (Active + Pending)214
Avg Listing Price$684,139
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.42
Family Dual Income63.9
Median Household Income$112,029
Median Individual Income$48,956
Home Ownership82.5%
Home Value$322,074
Median Rent$1,416
Rent Burden26.4%
Poverty3.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.1%
  • Highschool Education11.7%
  • Some College26.1%
  • Bachelors Degree40.2%
  • Graduate Degree18.0%
  • Total College or Above58.2%
  • Stem Degree46.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.4%
  • Female52.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married63.6%
  • Divorced9.3%
  • Never Married23.9%
  • Widowed3.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHolly Springs
State IDNC
Population37,812

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1835.2%
19–297.9%
30–3915.4%
40–4919.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.5%
60–694.9%
70–793.8%
80+1.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation72.6%
Unemployment Rate3.7%
Disabled5.6%

ETHNICITY

White78.2%
Black11.7%
Asian2.8%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other2.0%
Multiple4.9%

OTHER

Hispanic7.0%
Limited English0.6%
Health Uninsured3.8%
Veteran7.5%

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Neighborhoods in Holly Springs, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Holly Springs, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Valleyfield

    Valleyfield ↗

    Median asking price
    $335,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    36
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 4 schools

  • Powell Farms

    Powell Farms ↗

    Median asking price
    $462,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    24
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.8/10 · 4 schools

  • Wescott

    Wescott ↗

    Median asking price
    $560,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    14
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 4 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.