Princeville, NC housing market
The typical Princeville home is worth about $115,000, down 3% in a year, 66% below the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Princeville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Princeville at a glance
Only 1 sale in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Princeville | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $67,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $72,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $67,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $80,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $83,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $103,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $112,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $119,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $115,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $115,000 | $335,000 |
2.5 years of income
The typical Princeville home costs about 2.5 years of the town's median household income, less 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 $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Princeville is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Princeville pay a median of $1,103. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,660
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (27886; Greenville, NC MSA), 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, April 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.