Gastonia, NC Real Estate
Gastonia offers Charlotte-area buyers a more affordable entry point west of the city, with a historic downtown and easy access to I-85.
Gastonia area-wide market snapshot
Market-wide figures for all of Gastonia, not only the homes listed on this site. Calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from MLS-sourced listing data for Gastonia, refreshed nightly -- updated Oct 26, 2026.
Median list price
$299,000
Median sale price (12mo)
$270,000
Avg. days on market
80 days
Sale-to-list ratio
97.9%
Year over year
+1.9%
Homes for sale in Gastonia
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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
Sherwood Elementary
0.87 mi away · Grades -1-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
1.9
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: F (2025)
- Enrollment
- 524
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.2:1
- District
- Gaston County Schools
Middle
W P Grier Middle School
1.11 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
- Enrollment
- 636
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.9:1
- District
- Gaston County Schools
High
Ashbrook High
2.1 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.7
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
- Enrollment
- 1,269
- Student:teacher ratio
- 18.7:1
- District
- Gaston County Schools
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