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New-build home prices in 28227

Mecklenburg County, NC · 3,908 recorded sales 2021-2026 · county assessor

Recorded home sales in ZIP 28227 (Mecklenburg County) run a median of $209 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $179 and $244/sq ft.

$209
median $/sq ft (2021-2026)
$444,000
median sale price
2,154
median home size (sq ft)
3,908
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 28227

At the local median of $209/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$313,500
2,000 sq ft$418,000
2,500 sq ft$522,500
3,000 sq ft$627,000

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-family3,705$2122,210 sf$456,000
Townhouse187$1971,862 sf$377,500
Condominium13$1851,116 sf$180,000
Mobile / manufactured3$811,064 sf$65,000

Recent sales in 28227

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Single-family5,618$3,200,000$57020257/2026
Single-family4,883$2,280,000$46720257/2026
Single-family4,316$2,075,000$48120253/2026
Single-family4,431$1,800,000$40620256/2026
Single-family8,097$1,750,000$21620245/2026
Single-family1,296$1,590,000$1,22719312/2026
Single-family4,760$1,463,000$30720253/2026
Single-family3,744$1,399,000$37420254/2026
Single-family3,943$1,350,000$34220221/2026
Single-family3,677$1,280,000$34820154/2026
Single-family3,191$1,250,000$39220147/2026
Single-family4,218$1,250,000$29620242/2026
Single-family5,628$1,228,500$21820252/2026
Single-family3,287$1,199,500$36520031/2026
Single-family3,217$1,123,500$34920253/2026

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Questions about 28227 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 28227?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 28227 (Mecklenburg County, NC) run a median of $209 per square foot, with the middle half between $179 and $244, from 3,908 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
What does a home sell for in 28227?
The typical recorded sale in 28227 is a 2,154 sq ft home at $444,000. A new 2,154 sq ft home at the local $209/sq ft would price around $450,186.
Where does this 28227 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.