Kinston, NC Real Estate
Kinston area-wide market snapshot
Market-wide figures for all of Kinston, not only the homes listed on this site. Calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from MLS-sourced listing data for Kinston, refreshed nightly -- updated Oct 26, 2026.
Median list price
$205,000
Median sale price (12mo)
$180,000
Avg. days on market
114 days
Sale-to-list ratio
96.7%
Year over year
-6.6%
Homes for sale in Kinston
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Recently sold in Kinston
Last 6 months. Real comps from the MLS, not estimates.
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Sold 1 mo ago
$85,000
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Kinston, 28501
3 bd·1 ba·862 sqft
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
Northwest Elementary
0.28 mi away · Grades 0-5
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
- Enrollment
- 461
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.9:1
- District
- Lenoir County Public Schools
Middle
Rochelle Middle
2.51 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
- 468
- Student:teacher ratio
- 17.3:1
- District
- Lenoir County Public Schools
High
Kinston High
2.19 mi away · Grades 9-12
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
- 666
- Student:teacher ratio
- 16.7:1
- District
- Lenoir County Public Schools
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Listing data provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last sample-row update: May 12, 2026. Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity.