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MyMarketPulse Score
99 Price
114 Volume
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88,338
Population
0.4% YoY
202343.2
Median Age
2.7% YoY
2022$53,732
Median Household Income
11.6% YoY
202239,822
Labor Force
0.3% MoM
2.3% YoY
7/202538,311
Employed
0.6% MoM
2.1% YoY
7/20253.8%
Unemployment Rate
7.3% MoM
5% YoY
7/2025$258,500
Median Sale Price
5.0% MoM
3.4% YoY
8/202569
Homes Sold
14.8% MoM
10.4% YoY
8/20253.9
Months Inventory
14% MoM
8.3% YoY
8/202569
Days on Market
1 MoM
6 YoY
8/2025267
Listings
5.3% MoM
7.6% YoY
8/2025189
Price per Sq Ft
7.4% MoM
4.3% YoY
8/2025Cities included in Burke County: Morganton, Valdese, Connelly Springs, Hildebran, Glen Alpine, Icard, Drexel, Salem, Rutherford College, Rhodhiss
1. Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
2. Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
3. Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.
MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.


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