Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount
November 1, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
1 in 3 Rocky Mount listings ended without selling
In ZIP 27804, 1 in 3 listings ended without selling over the last 12 months. That's 129 of 428 listings, a 30% rate, up from 23% the year before. Homes that did sell took a typical 64 days and sold for a median $255,000.
Summary written November 1, 2026 from that day's numbers. The figures in the tiles update every hour, so they can differ slightly.
Which pile do you want to be in?
Out of every 20 homes listed in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount over the last 12 months, the solid houses sold. The outlined ones expired or were canceled.
Priced right from day one: sold in a median 20 days. Needed price cuts: 95 days, and sold for 91.7% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $134 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $213 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $850 + mortgage |
About $850 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 122 days — roughly $3,415 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Nash County rate 0.63 per $100 (NC Department of Revenue, 2025-26 county rates); town taxes add more inside town limits; insurance, upkeep (1% of value a year) and utilities are typical estimates.
When contracts fall apart
Contracts that fell apart
19%
72 of about 374 before closing
Those homes that later sold
56%
43% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
91.3%
vs. 96.1% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
109
vs. 54 on the first contract
The MLS doesn't record why a contract ends. In our experience the most common reasons are home inspection findings, appraisals that come in below the price, and buyer financing. How buyers paid on closed sales: conventional 44% · cash 22% · VA 9% · FHA 24%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Listings that never needed a price cut sold in a typical 20 days.
- Listings that needed cuts took a typical 97 days, and they sold at 91.4% of their asking price.
- Watch the $400–500K range. It has the highest share of listings that didn't sell, at 47%.
- Listings that never sold had a median price cut of 3.0% and sat a typical 122 days first.
If you're buying
- Room to negotiate. 76% of sold homes sold below their first asking price.
- Some homes sit. The listings that never sold sat a typical 122 days before they ended.
- Under $300K is the strongest range here, with 27% not selling. Expect more competition at higher prices, since $400–500K has the highest rate at 47%.
Did you know?
- When a contract fell apart, 58% of those homes later sold, and 40% never did. Most often this comes down to inspection, appraisal or financing issues, based on general industry experience.
- Homes with a first contract that held sold in a typical 54 days, at 96.1% of asking. Homes that re-contracted after a fall-through took a typical 130 days.
- For a typical $255,000 home, estimated carrying costs are about $850 a month before mortgage. Over the time a home sits unsold, that comes to about $3,415 before mortgage.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
30%
up 7.8 pts from a year ago
132 expired or canceled vs 302 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
95.7%
down 0.7 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
77%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
3.3%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
63
up 17 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
4.3%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
17%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$250K
down 5.1% from a year ago
302 homes sold
The last 24 months
35% latest month · Oct 26
78 latest month · Oct 26
96.5% latest month · Oct 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 192 | 72 | 27% | 55 | 96.4% |
| $300–400K | 73 | 36 | 33% | 84 | 94.9% |
| $400–500K | 16 | 15 | 48% | 102 | 93.5% |
| $500–750K | 17 | 7 | 29% | 98 | 93.8% |
| $750K–1M | 4 | 2 | 33% | 45 | 92.6% |
ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount housing market: quick answers
How long do homes take to sell in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount?
Homes that sold in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount over the last 12 months took a median of 63 days, counted from the day they were first listed (relists included). That's up 17 days from a year ago.
What do homes in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount sell for compared to the asking price?
The median home in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount sold for 95.7% of its first asking price in the last 12 months, and 77% of the homes that sold went for less than the original price. That's down 0.7 pts from a year ago.
What percentage of homes listed in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount don't sell?
30% of homes listed in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount over the last 12 months expired or were canceled without selling — about 1 in 3 (132 didn't sell vs 302 sold). That's up 7.8 pts from a year ago. The homes that didn't sell had already cut their price a median 3.3%.
What is the median sold price in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount?
The median sold price in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount over the last 12 months was $250,495, across 302 homes sold. That's down 5.1% from a year ago.
What is my home worth in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount?
The median home in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount sold for $250,495 over the last 12 months (302 sales), down about 5.1% from $264,000 the prior 12 months. Your property's value depends on its size, condition, lot and street, and online estimates often disagree by a wide margin. Enter your address under "What's my home worth?" on the homepage to see what's for sale, under contract and sold around you, or call for a price built from the homes that actually compete with yours.
Are home prices in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount going down?
At the median, yes. Homes in ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount sold for a median of $250,495 in the last 12 months, down about 5.1% from $264,000 the prior 12 months. More homes sold (302 vs 291), and the median time on the market went from 46 to 63 days. Prices move differently by neighborhood and price range, so check the band your home falls in below.
Where do these ZIP 27804 · Rocky Mount housing market numbers come from?
Hive MLS listing and sales records for homes only (land excluded), covering the last 12 months and updated November 1, 2026. The figures refresh from the MLS every hour; "didn't sell" counts only expired and canceled listings. Compiled by Buddy Blake Team, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage.
Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Didn't sell" = listings that expired or were canceled — withdrawn and on-hold listings are not counted (some owners stop for reasons that have nothing to do with the market); true days on market counts from the first listing, even when a home was relisted. Source: Hive MLS listing and sales records, updated November 1, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000