North Carolina Gazetteer
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
| Name | County | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ocracoke Census Designated Place | Hyde | 34 |
| 2. | Rodanthe Census Designated Place | Dare | 37 |
| 3. | Avon Census Designated Place | Dare | 37 |
| 4. | Town of Elizabethtown | Bladen | 43 |
| 5. | Town of Boone | Watauga | 44 |
| 6. | Cullowhee Census Designated Place | Jackson | 47 |
| 7. | Gerton Census Designated Place | Henderson | 47 |
| 8. | Salvo Census Designated Place | Dare | 47 |
| 9. | Hatteras Census Designated Place | Dare | 49 |
| 10. | Town of Highlands | Macon | 49 |
| 11. | Town of Atlantic Beach | Carteret | 49 |
| 12. | Waves Census Designated Place | Dare | 52 |
| 13. | Town of Beaufort | Carteret | 53 |
| 14. | Rougemont Census Designated Place | Durham | 53 |
| 15. | Town of Castalia | Nash | 54 |
| 16. | Town of Clarkton | Bladen | 56 |
| 17. | City of Brevard | Transylvania | 56 |
| 18. | Buies Creek Census Designated Place | Harnett | 56 |
| 19. | Town of Topsail Beach | Pender | 57 |
| 20. | Town of Wrightsville Beach | New Hanover | 57 |
