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Cheapest ZIPs in McDowell County, NC

No ZIP in McDowell County, NCclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed October 2026.

  1. 1
    28752
    Marion, NC
    $236,440
    HavenScore: 53
  2. 2
    28762
    Old Fort, NC
    $257,010
    HavenScore: 46
  3. 3
    28761
    Nebo, NC
    $376,235
    HavenScore: 48

McDowell County against North Carolina

The middle scored ZIP in each: 3 ZIPs in McDowell County, 719 in North Carolina. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

FigureMcDowell CountyNorth Carolina
Typical home value, Zillow$257K$288K
HavenScore4853

Every scored ZIP in McDowell County, NC

All 3 scored ZIPs, A to Z by city. The list above ranks only the cheapest. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

Each row: ZIP, city, HavenScore (0–100), typical home value (Zillow).

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Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?
Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in McDowell County, NC clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?
ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in McDowell County, NC. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?
This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Realtor, Redfin, and Census.