St. Pauls, NC housing market
The typical St. Pauls home is worth about $148,000, down 2.3% in a year, 56% below the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how St. Pauls compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
St. Pauls at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 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 | St. Pauls | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $85,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $87,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $91,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $95,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $110,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $129,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $144,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $151,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $150,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $145,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $148,000 | $335,000 |
4 years of income
The typical St. Pauls home costs about 4 years of the town's median household income, less than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How St. Pauls 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 $1,120
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in St. Pauls is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in St. Pauls pay a median of $781, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 37% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $980 · 4 bedrooms $1,880
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28384; Fayetteville, NC 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.