Denver, NC housing market
The typical Denver home is worth about $552,000, down 0.6% in a year, 65% above the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 69 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Denver compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Denver at a glance
A balanced market
About 5.1 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Denver | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $320,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $336,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $352,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $364,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $392,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $482,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $529,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $536,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $550,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $554,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $552,000 | $335,000 |
8.4 years of income
The typical Denver home costs about 8.4 years of the town's median household income, more than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Denver is $1,250 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Denver pay a median of $869, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 23% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,080 · 4 bedrooms $2,080
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28037; Lincoln County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.