Hillsborough, NC Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Hillsborough: a median closing price of $460,000 across 197 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
If you invest in or around Hillsborough, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Hillsborough sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, as of October 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 197
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $460,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $231
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $355,000 and $620,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 197 closed sales in Hillsborough over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $460,000. 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 $355,000 and $620,000. 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. Across the 194 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $197 and $283 per square foot.
Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Hillsborough, NC (October 2026)
The median home price in Hillsborough is $460,000, measured across the 197 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $355,000 and $620,000.
Where Hillsborough sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Hillsborough over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $355,000 and $620,000. Among the 100 North Carolina markets with a published band, Hillsborough's middle-half spread ($355,000 to $620,000) ranks 58th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 20 days, across 151 Hillsborough closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 34 days, across 153 Hillsborough closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
Hillsborough market data by ZIP code
Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for Hillsborough ZIP codes: 27278.
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 Hillsborough 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: Hillsborough, NC
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 3731620
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 197
Median sold price: $460,000
Median sold $/sqft: $231 (194 qualifying)
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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 Hillsborough over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Hillsborough?
The median sold price in Hillsborough over the last 12 months is $460,000, measured across 197 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Hillsborough last month?
Resideline has tracked 13 closed sales in Hillsborough in September 2026 so far, out of 197 closings tracked over the last 12 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 Hillsborough?
The middle half of Hillsborough sales over the last 12 months closed between $355,000 and $620,000, with a median of $460,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Hillsborough?
Among qualifying Hillsborough closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $231, measured across 194 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
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