Benson 27504

Raleigh-Cary, NC · Johnston County, NC · 9,617 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

53affordability /100

Buyer leverage is buyer advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
28.6%
stretched
Days on market
50
daily
Price cuts
37.1%
of active
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59
/100
Mixed
stable · buyer advantage · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
65
Economic health
53

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

61/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
DOM: 101d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)60
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)75
Days on Market (5%)100

Moderate buyer leverage in 27504. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 28.7% of median income. Median days on market: 101. Renting is approximately 30% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 15.6). Market appears 12% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
STABLEBUYER ADVANTAGE

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$322,955
▴ 1.0% YoY
Days on market
50
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,725
ZORI
Investor score
70/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
107
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$0
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
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vs county comps
+65.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Johnston+65.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$190
Price-to-income4.7×

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How 27504 ranks in NC
percentile vs all North Carolina ZIPs · n=834
Market velocity68%
Supply tightness0%
Affordability37%
Investment yield74%
Appreciation40%

Affordability, supply & momentum

28SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply15.8 mo
Days on Market50d
Inv vs History-10.3%
Listing Density17.2/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,631
Payment burden28.6%
Median income · ZIP$68,376
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,954
Monthly rent$1,725
Market dynamics
Price cut %37.1%
Momentumstable
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply15.8
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,725
Price-to-rent15.6
Est. cap rate4.2%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score2
Bike score

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Johnston County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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