Midland, NC housing market
The typical Midland home is worth about $427,000, up 1.7% in a year, 27% above the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 49 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Midland compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Midland at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.9 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 | Midland | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $222,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $243,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $258,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $269,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $305,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $380,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $416,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $423,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $426,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $426,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $427,000 | $335,000 |
Midland and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | $427K | +1.7% | $1,300 | $101,477 |
| Locust | $383K | +0.3% | $1,010 | $76,504 |
4.2 years of income
The typical Midland home costs about 4.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How Midland 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 $1,300
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Midland is $1,300 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Midland pay a median of $1,418. A two-bedroom takes about 15% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,130 · 4 bedrooms $2,050
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28025, 28107; Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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.