Light Oak, NC housing market
The typical Light Oak home is worth about $130,000, down 14.9% in a year, 61% below the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Light Oak compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Light Oak at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Light Oak | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $213,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $186,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $176,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $142,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $130,000 | $335,000 |
Light Oak and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Oak | $130K | −14.9% | $940 | — | $63,333 |
| Shelby | $213K | +0.1% | $940 | 285 | $48,376 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Light Oak is $940 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,340
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28150, 28152; Cleveland County, NC), 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.