Sparta, NC housing market
The typical Sparta home is worth about $250,000, down 0.8% in a year, 25% below the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Sparta compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Sparta at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Sparta | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $127,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $133,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $141,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $148,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $168,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $199,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $220,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $236,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $253,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $249,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $250,000 | $335,000 |
5.9 years of income
The typical Sparta home costs about 5.9 years of the town's median household income, more 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 $1,010
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sparta is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Sparta pay a median of $563, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 29% of the town's median household income.
Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,520
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28675; Alleghany 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. 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.