New-build home prices in 28280
Recorded home sales in ZIP 28280 (Mecklenburg County) run a median of $313 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $283 and $362/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 28280
At the local median of $313/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $469,500 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $626,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $782,500 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $939,000 |
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 type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condominium | 107 | $327 | 1,019 sf | $333,000 |
| Townhouse | 53 | $296 | 1,908 sf | $550,000 |
| Single-family | 38 | $325 | 1,925 sf | $632,500 |
Recent sales in 28280
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 3,740 | $1,350,000 | $361 | 2025 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,768 | $1,240,000 | $329 | 2024 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,714 | $990,000 | $365 | 2021 | 6/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,136 | $935,000 | $298 | 2016 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,120 | $851,500 | $402 | 2001 | 3/2026 |
| Townhouse | 1,695 | $741,000 | $437 | 2024 | 6/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,288 | $685,000 | $532 | 1987 | 6/2026 |
| Townhouse | 1,389 | $591,000 | $426 | 2024 | 7/2026 |
| Townhouse | 1,908 | $570,000 | $299 | 2020 | 3/2026 |
| Townhouse | 1,924 | $562,500 | $292 | 2020 | 4/2026 |
| Townhouse | 1,292 | $430,000 | $333 | 2018 | 3/2026 |
| Condominium | 1,380 | $420,000 | $304 | 2004 | 6/2026 |
| Condominium | 1,308 | $410,000 | $314 | 2003 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,488 | $390,000 | $262 | 1928 | 5/2026 |
| Condominium | 1,304 | $387,000 | $297 | 2001 | 3/2026 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 28280 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 28280?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 28280 (Mecklenburg County, NC) run a median of $313 per square foot, with the middle half between $283 and $362, from 198 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 28280?
- The typical recorded sale in 28280 is a 1,246 sq ft home at $381,500. A new 1,246 sq ft home at the local $313/sq ft would price around $389,998.
- Where does this 28280 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.