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Franklin County, NC Housing Market Brief

county · NC · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Franklin County, NC’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum20%
●32
Inventory Health25%
●97

Population band 4 of 5 (population 39,232–102,612) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●21
Economic Strength20%
●72
Rental Yield15%
●24

Where is Franklin County, NC in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Franklin County, NC is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Franklin County, NC?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Franklin County, NC housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$364K▼ -3.9%Redfin
Median Days on Market49 days▼ -22.2%Redfin
Months of Supply4.0▼ -18.4%Redfin
Homes for Sale522▲ +9.9%Redfin
Homes Sold130▲ +34%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$192▼ -0.7%Redfin

How has Franklin County, NC’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 53
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Franklin County, NC a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Franklin County, NC is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 53 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

Are home prices rising or falling in Franklin County, NC?

The median sale price in Franklin County, NC is $364K, having fallen 3.9% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Franklin County, NC?

Franklin County, NC scores 21 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Franklin County, NC's Alpha Score?

Franklin County, NC's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (97/100) and its weakest is Affordability (21/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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