27555

Johnston County, NC · 250 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

51affordability /100

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

Payment burden
29.6%
stretched
Days on market
207
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
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65
/100
Stable
· balanced · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
70
Affordability
65
Economic health
51

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

66/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
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Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Days on Market (5%)100

Moderate buyer leverage in 27555. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 29.7% of median income. Median days on market: 207. Renting is approximately 77% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.2). Market appears 27% 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.
BALANCED

Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$249,900
▴ 0.0% YoY
Days on market
207
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$983
ZORI
Investor score
48/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
2
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$221
Price-to-income4.9×

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How 27555 ranks in NC
percentile vs all North Carolina ZIPs · n=834
Market velocity4%
Supply tightness0%
Affordability31%
Investment yield48%
Appreciation

Affordability, supply & momentum

14SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply12.0 mo
Days on Market207d
Inv vs History--
Listing Density10.3/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,262
Payment burden29.6%
Median income · ZIP$51,094
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,512
Monthly rent$983
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentum
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply12
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$983
Price-to-rent21.2
Est. cap rate3.1%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

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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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