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 30, 2026.

Median list price

$249,900

Median sale price (12mo)

$215,000

Avg. days on market

166 days

Sale-to-list ratio

95.0%

Year over year

-0.5%

Homes for sale in Forest City

Listed by Lillian DuBlina, THE AVALON REALTY GROUP LLC

Listed by Tabatha Cantrell, Real Broker, LLC

New

$309,000

1107/1111 Chase High Road

Forest City, 28043

4 bd·2 ba·1,294 sqft

1 day on market

Listed by Melissa McIntyre, Aiken Realty

Listed by Charles Breeden, Colfax Home & Land, Co

Listed by Courtney Houser, Colfax Home & Land, Co

New

$250,000

237 New Bethel Church Road

Forest City, 28043

3 bd·1 ba·1,972 sqft

1 day on market

Listed by Evon Hammett, Coldwell Banker Caine/Williams

3 bd·2.5 ba·2,041 sqft

1 day on market

Listed by Matt Higgins, Colfax Home & Land, Co

Listed by Angela West, Angela West Realty

Listed by Sandy Quattlebaum, Paramont LLC

Recently sold in Forest City

Last 6 months. Real comps from the MLS, not estimates.

Sold 2 days ago

$665,000

Listed at $675,000

274 Boykin Place

Forest City, 28043

3 bd·2.5 ba·2,130 sqft

Sold 3 days ago

$404,900

Listed at $409,900

427 Georgia Avenue

Forest City, 28043

4 bd·3 ba·3,654 sqft

Sold 5 days ago

$337,500

Listed at $364,500

190 Forest Hill Drive

Forest City, 28043

3 bd·2 ba·1,480 sqft

Sold 1 wk ago

$86,000

Listed at $64,500

123 Dalehurst Drive

Forest City, 28043

3 bd·1 ba·1,156 sqft

Sold 2 wk ago

$185,000

Listed at $199,900

3080 Whitesides Road

Forest City, 28043

2 bd·1 ba·864 sqft

Sold 2 wk ago

$85,000

Listed at $125,000

254 Oldcastle Lane

Forest City, 28043

3 bd·1.5 ba·1,008 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

Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

2.11 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

3.9 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

3.52 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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Listing data provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last sample-row update: 15 hr ago. Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity.