Sep 2026
$301K
-1.0% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Fayetteville, NC housing market
Fayetteville, NC metro median sale price $301K in Sep 2026, down 1.0% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Fayetteville, NC metro is $301K as of Sep 2026, down 1.0% from a year earlier. The decline is steeper than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro points the other way: up 2.6% through Q2 2026.
On median sale price, Fayetteville ($301K) ranks 12th of the 15 North Carolina metros Pecan Street tracks, between Greensboro ($301K) and Greenville ($294K). On median days on market, Fayetteville (62 days) ranks 10th of the 15 North Carolina metros, between Hickory (63 days) and Burlington (61 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Fayetteville (37%) ranks 12th of the 15 North Carolina metros, between Goldsboro (38%) and Rocky Mount (33%).
Listings spent a median 62 days on market in Sep 2026, more than in most of the 385 metros. 37% of active listings carry a price cut, 4.2 points more than a year earlier. Median asking prices sit about 7% below the median sale price.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,648 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $71K a year. The median sale price equals about 13 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio down 14.8% from a year earlier. That ratio is lower than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $155 per square foot, unchanged from a year earlier.
In seven of the 11 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; four are higher.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,648/mo
$71K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Fayetteville compares to other U.S. metros
| Asking-vs-sale gap | ↓274th of 292 |
|---|---|
| Home-price growth | ↓325th of 383 |
| Price-to-rent | ↓314th of 373 |
| Days on market | ↑146th of 385 (top 38%) |
| Price cuts | 184th of 385 (top 48%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 13 -14.8% YoY ↓314th of 373 |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $155 0.0% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 37% +4.2 pts YoY 184th of 385 (top 48%) |
|---|
The median asking price $281K runs about 7% below the median sale price $301K.
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, this month); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, a rolling 3-month median) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 11 shown of 16 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
amber · 3.6ppRedfin (metro) -1.0% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +2.6% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28301 | $211K↑ | 60↑ | 18↓ | 18↓ | 82↑ | $144K↓ |
| 28303 | $244K↓ | 156↑ | 56↑ | 62↑ | 59↑ | $205K↑ |
| 28304 | $226K↓ | 171↑ | 54↑ | 68↑ | 63↑ | $195K↓ |
| 28305 | $300K↑ | 61↑ | 12↓ | 14↓ | 76↑ | $248K↑ |
| 28306 | $332K↓ | 169 | 48↓ | 60↑ | 71↑ | $273K↑ |
| 28311 | $275K↓ | 177↑ | 74↑ | 80↑ | 52↓ | $238K↑ |
| 28312 | $343K↑ | 98↓ | 28↓ | 32↑ | 54↓ | $298K↑ |
| 28314 | $230K↓ | 238↑ | 94↓ | 94↑ | 57↑ | $225K↑ |
| 28348 | $294K↓ | 135↓ | 56↓ | 62↑ | 61↑ | $264K↑ |
| 28356 | $361K↑ | 28↑ | 8↓ | 8↑ | 61↓ | $311K↑ |
| 28376 | $340K↓ | 244↓ | 72↓ | 48↓ | 67↑ | $290K |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.