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July 28, 2026· Updated October 3, 2026
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Fuquay Varina, NC Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

What homes actually sell for in Fuquay Varina: a median closing price of $440,000 across 535 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.

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Fuquay Varina, NC Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

If you invest in or around Fuquay Varina, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Fuquay Varina sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of October 2026.

The snapshot

  • •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 535
  • •Median sold price, last 6 months: $440,000
  • •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $199
  • •Middle half of sales closed between: $361,500 and $550,000

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 535 closed sales in Fuquay Varina over the last six months, with a median closing price of $440,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $361,500 and $550,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 83% of the Fuquay Varina closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 534 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $176 and $227 per square foot.

Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Fuquay Varina, NC (October 2026)

The median home price in Fuquay Varina is $440,000, measured across the 535 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $361,500 and $550,000.

Where Fuquay Varina sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in Fuquay Varina
Closed sale prices over the last six months. Middle half of sales: $362k to $550k
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$295k to $359k: 97 sales$295k$359k to $424k: 103 sales103sales$424k to $488k: 82 sales$424k$488k to $553k: 76 sales$553k to $617k: 32 sales$553k$617k to $681k: 34 sales$681k to $746k: 17 sales$681k$746k to $810k: 13 salesMedian $440k

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Fuquay Varina over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $361,500 and $550,000. Among the 100 North Carolina markets with a published band, Fuquay Varina's middle-half spread ($361,500 to $550,000) ranks 23rd from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.

Median sold price per square foot
Fuquay Varina monthly medians for the complete months inside the last six months, May 2026 to Sep 2026, among qualifying closings with usable living area. 5 months plotted.
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May 2026: $197 per square foot across 119 sales$197MayJun 2026: $202 per square foot across 90 sales$202JunJul 2026: $199 per square foot across 80 sales$199JulAug 2026: $200 per square foot across 77 sales$200AugSep 2026: $191 per square foot across 56 sales$191Sep

How long a sale takes here

  • •Listed to under contract: a median of 30 days, across 393 Fuquay Varina closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
  • •Contract to closing: a median of 37 days, across 400 Fuquay Varina closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
Both are measured from the closings themselves, not from listing inventory. Each sale is timed using its own listing and contract dates. That is why these counts are smaller than the 535 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

The Fuquay Varina angle

Fuquay Varina prices more predictably than most of the markets Resideline tracks, with a quartile spread on the tighter end of our coverage. Across 535 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $440,000, and the middle half of sales closed between $361,500 and $550,000. In a market this clustered the median is a real anchor, so the analysis you owe a deal is mostly about the subject: does it look like the properties that produced this band, or does it not? More of the band sits above the median than below, so treat the upside as the side with more room and support any move up there with matched sales.

Fuquay Varina market data by ZIP code

Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for Fuquay Varina ZIP codes: 27526.

From market read to offer price

A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator, rehab cost estimator, BRRRR calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any Fuquay Varina address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

Cite this

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Fuquay Varina, NC
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 3725300
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 535
Median sold price: $440,000
Median sold $/sqft: $199 (534 qualifying)
Property mix: 83% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Fuquay Varina over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Fuquay Varina?

The median sold price in Fuquay Varina over the last 6 months is $440,000, measured across 535 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in Fuquay Varina last month?

Resideline has tracked 56 closed sales in Fuquay Varina in September 2026 so far, out of 535 closings tracked over the last six months. The most recent month keeps filling in for several weeks as closings are recorded, so this count will rise. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.

What is the typical sale price range in Fuquay Varina?

The middle half of Fuquay Varina sales over the last six months closed between $361,500 and $550,000, with a median of $440,000.

What is the typical price per square foot in Fuquay Varina?

Among qualifying Fuquay Varina closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $199, measured across 534 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

Do I still need comps in a tight market like Fuquay Varina, NC?

Yes, but they do a different job. The narrow gap between $361,500 and $550,000 means $440,000 already puts you near the right level for an ordinary property, so comps are there to confirm the anchor and to catch the case where your subject is not ordinary. Match on size and location, and treat a comp-derived number far outside the band as a signal to double-check the subject rather than the market.

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