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Tarboro, NC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Tarboro, NC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 10,668, 4,776 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $254,309, Tarboro real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Tarboro, accounting for 67.85% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Tarboro include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 17.25%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.16%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 4.75%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Tarboro are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.98% owning and 45.02% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Tarboro built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Tarboro built between 1940-1969 ( 34.48%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 11.82%). There's also some housing in Tarboro built before 1939 ( 9.46%).

Tarboro Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Tarboro has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Tarboro real estate appreciated 125.10% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.45%, putting Tarboro in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Tarboro definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Tarboro that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Tarboro real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Tarboro appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 27.66%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 99.89% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Tarboro. Tarboro appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at -2.70%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -10.37%.

Notably, Tarboro's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Tarboro's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$254,309

Tarboro, NC Home Prices
> $1,836,000
$1,377,001 - $1,836,000
$918,001 - $1,377,000
$734,001 - $918,000
$551,001 - $734,000
$367,001 - $551,000
$183,001 - $367,000
$92,001 - $183,000
$0 - $92,000
3.0%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
4.1%
4.1%
18.7%
18.7%
40.8%
40.8%
22.4%
22.4%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for North carolina

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,776

Tarboro Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,037 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
55.0%
55.0%
45.0%
45.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
10.0%
10.0%
90.0%
90.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.8%
11.8%
44.2%
44.2%
34.5%
34.5%
9.5%
9.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.9%
67.9%
2.0%
2.0%
17.3%
17.3%
8.2%
8.2%
4.8%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.3%
2.3%
4.2%
4.2%
37.0%
37.0%
41.8%
41.8%
11.7%
11.7%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes