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Red Springs, NC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Red Springs, NC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,118, 1,173 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $107,275, house prices in Red Springs are some of the most affordable in North Carolina as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Red Springs, accounting for 77.18% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Red Springs include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.91%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.91%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Red Springs are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 51.11% owning and 48.89% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Red Springs built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Red Springs built between 1940-1969 ( 26.66%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 20.10%). There's also some housing in Red Springs built between 2000 and later ( 11.37%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Red Springs. Fully 18.14% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Red Springs homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Red Springs real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Red Springs Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Red Springs have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 103.52%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Red Springs house appreciation rate of 7.36%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Red Springs's appreciation rate, at 6.94%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Red Springs's appreciation rate has been 1.46%, which annualizes to a rate of 5.96%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Red Springs's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$107,275

Red Springs, NC Home Prices
> $1,430,000
$1,072,001 - $1,430,000
$715,001 - $1,072,000
$572,001 - $715,000
$429,001 - $572,000
$286,001 - $429,000
$143,001 - $286,000
$72,001 - $143,000
$0 - $72,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.1%
0.1%
11.7%
11.7%
19.3%
19.3%
48.6%
48.6%
17.9%
17.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for North carolina

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,173

Red Springs Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,006 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
51.1%
51.1%
48.9%
48.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
18.1%
18.1%
81.9%
81.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.4%
11.4%
41.9%
41.9%
26.7%
26.7%
20.1%
20.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
77.2%
77.2%
0.0%
0.0%
12.9%
12.9%
9.9%
9.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
19.1%
19.1%
3.6%
3.6%
20.8%
20.8%
48.4%
48.4%
8.0%
8.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Red Springs

Zip Codes in Red Springs, NC