Whittier, NC housing market
The typical Whittier home is worth about $332,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Whittier compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Whittier at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Whittier | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $175,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $184,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $193,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $198,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $229,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $264,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $300,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $320,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $335,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $332,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $332,000 | $335,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Whittier is $1,160 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,010 · 4 bedrooms $1,590
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28789; Jackson 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.