Forest City, NC Real Estate
Forest City area-wide market snapshot
Market-wide figures for all of Forest City, not only the homes listed on this site. Calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from MLS-sourced listing data for Forest City, refreshed nightly -- updated Oct 27, 2026.
Median list price
$249,900
Median sale price (12mo)
$215,000
Avg. days on market
164 days
Sale-to-list ratio
95.0%
Year over year
-0.5%
Homes for sale in Forest City
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Nearby schools
Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
Elementary
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
2 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
- Enrollment
- 470
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.7:1
- District
- Rutherford County Schools
Middle
East Rutherford Middle School
3.81 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
- Enrollment
- 543
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.3:1
- District
- Rutherford County Schools
High
East Rutherford High School
3.46 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
- Enrollment
- 685
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
- District
- Rutherford County Schools
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