Lillington, NC housing market
The typical Lillington home is worth about $290,000, up 1.1% in a year, 14% below the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 83 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lillington compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Lillington at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Lillington | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $163,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $169,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $171,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $183,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $200,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $232,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $266,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $283,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $289,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $291,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $290,000 | $335,000 |
3.5 years of income
The typical Lillington home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How Lillington ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lillington is $940 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Lillington pay a median of $997. A two-bedroom takes about 14% of the town's median household income.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,580
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (27546, 28323; Harnett 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.
Recent listings in Lillington
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.