Valdese, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,420
Population Estimate
$119,063
Median Home Value
96.8%
Employment Rate
21.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$211
Median Listing Price$350,000
Median Days on Market65
Active Listings39
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)45
Avg Listing Price$424,643
Avg Listing Price Change MoM8%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY16%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.17
Family Dual Income57.6
Median Household Income$58,350
Median Individual Income$23,726
Home Ownership74.8%
Home Value$119,063
Median Rent$552
Rent Burden36.5%
Poverty8.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.5%
  • Highschool Education37.5%
  • Some College23.4%
  • Bachelors Degree11.8%
  • Graduate Degree9.8%
  • Total College or Above21.6%
  • Stem Degree19.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.5%
  • Female48.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married52.7%
  • Divorced15.7%
  • Never Married24.0%
  • Widowed7.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityValdese
State IDNC
Population4,420

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.9%
19–2912.2%
30–399.6%
40–4910.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5917.3%
60–6912.1%
70–799.9%
80+5.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.8%
Unemployment Rate3.2%
Disabled23.7%

ETHNICITY

White96.3%
Black0.4%
Asian1.5%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.6%

OTHER

Hispanic2.4%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured7.5%
Veteran9.5%

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  8. What are the best neighborhoods in Valdese, NC for first-time home buyers?

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Neighborhoods in Valdese, NC

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

  • Morgan Trace

    Morgan Trace ↗

    Median asking price
    $284,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Stone Creek Subdivision

    Stone Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $139,900
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    7
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

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.