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New-build home prices in 28078

Mecklenburg County, NC · 5,737 recorded sales 2021-2026 · county assessor

Recorded home sales in ZIP 28078 (Mecklenburg County) run a median of $202 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $173 and $233/sq ft.

$202
median $/sq ft (2021-2026)
$496,000
median sale price
2,574
median home size (sq ft)
5,737
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 28078

At the local median of $202/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$303,000
2,000 sq ft$404,000
2,500 sq ft$505,000
3,000 sq ft$606,000

A gross sale price. The land bid it supports comes after build cost, contingency, fees, finance and profit — the residual the Threshold tool solves.

By home type

Home typeSalesMedian $/sq ftMedian sizeMedian price
Single-family5,044$2022,747 sf$520,000
Townhouse630$1991,584 sf$320,000
Mobile / manufactured32$1381,189 sf$186,000
Condominium31$2502,168 sf$542,000

Recent sales in 28078

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family5,280$1,760,000$33320077/2026
Single-family5,171$1,707,000$33020165/2026
Single-family5,753$1,670,000$29020207/2026
Single-family3,298$1,482,000$44920022/2026
Single-family4,506$1,262,000$28020003/2026
Single-family4,041$1,230,000$30420254/2026
Single-family6,016$1,199,000$19920172/2026
Single-family4,844$1,192,500$24620255/2026
Single-family4,595$1,185,000$25820223/2026
Single-family5,248$1,152,000$22020254/2026
Single-family5,534$1,130,000$20420137/2026
Single-family6,150$1,117,500$18220255/2026
Single-family6,204$1,106,500$17820254/2026
Single-family4,756$1,104,500$23220254/2026
Single-family4,997$1,102,500$22120252/2026

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Questions about 28078 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 28078?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 28078 (Mecklenburg County, NC) run a median of $202 per square foot, with the middle half between $173 and $233, from 5,737 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
What does a home sell for in 28078?
The typical recorded sale in 28078 is a 2,574 sq ft home at $496,000. A new 2,574 sq ft home at the local $202/sq ft would price around $519,948.
Where does this 28078 data come from?
North Carolina county assessor and CAMA records (Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, New Hanover, Iredell, Harnett and Union counties). Qualified residential sales from 2021. Estimates for site screening, not an appraisal.

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Method: recorded residential sales with heated living area (2021+) from North Carolina county assessor and CAMA records (Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, New Hanover, Iredell, Harnett and Union counties), assigned to nearest ZIP centroid. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.