Roper, NC housing market
The typical Roper home is worth about $122,000, up 3.8% in a year, 64% below the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Roper compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Roper at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Roper | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $88,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $92,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $93,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $107,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $126,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $127,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $123,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $119,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $116,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $122,000 | $335,000 |
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 $1,170
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Roper is $1,170 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Roper pay a median of $643, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $940 · 4 bedrooms $1,760
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (27970; Washington 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 Roper
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.