Horse Shoe, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,368
Population Estimate
$255,700
Median Home Value
95.7%
Employment Rate
33.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$318
Median Listing Price$895,000
Median Days on Market81
Active Listings21
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)33
Avg Listing Price$1,151,065
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.57
Family Dual Income43.8
Median Household Income$73,843
Median Individual Income$32,292
Home Ownership88.0%
Home Value$255,700
Median Rent$860
Rent Burden36.8%
Poverty10.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.7%
  • Highschool Education23.8%
  • Some College38.5%
  • Bachelors Degree19.2%
  • Graduate Degree13.9%
  • Total College or Above33.1%
  • Stem Degree40.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.6%
  • Female52.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married70.3%
  • Divorced8.6%
  • Never Married17.0%
  • Widowed4.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHorse Shoe
State IDNC
Population2,368

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.4%
19–296.4%
30–395.3%
40–4913.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.7%
60–6920.7%
70–7915.5%
80+3.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.6%
Unemployment Rate4.3%
Disabled9.6%

ETHNICITY

White96.7%
Black2.4%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.9%

OTHER

Hispanic1.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.1%
Veteran8.7%

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Neighborhoods in Horse Shoe, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Horse Shoe, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Bannerwood, Horse Shoe

    Bannerwood ↗

    Median asking price
    $462,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    21
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Ravenwood Forest, Horse Shoe

    Ravenwood Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $417,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    16
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Edelweiss, Horse Shoe

    Edelweiss ↗

    Median asking price
    $377,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Woodbridge, Horse Shoe

    Woodbridge ↗

    Median asking price
    $735,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.3/10 · 4 schools

  • Laurel Forest

    Laurel Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $569,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 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.