Homes for Sale in Marion, NC
McDowell County seat where the Blue Ridge Parkway meets the Catawba headwaters — trout streams and mountain trails.
Active Homes for Sale in Marion
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The Marion market, measured — not guessed.
There are 112 residential listings on the market in Marion, McDowell County, at a median asking price of $364,950, and recent sales took a median of 44 days to close.
What you can buy, by price
Share of the 24 most recent active listings in Marion.
How many bedrooms are available
Share of the 24 most recent active listings in Marion.
Common questions about buying in Marion
- How much does a house cost in Marion, NC?
- Across the 112 residential homes currently listed in Marion, the median asking price is $364,950, with active listings running from $140,000 to $1,495,000. These figures come straight from the Canopy MLS feed and change as listings come and go.
- What are homes actually selling for in Marion?
- 65 homes have closed in Marion in the last 6 months at a median sold price of $290,000. Those sales closed at a median of 96% of asking price. Sold price is the number that matters when you are pricing your own home — asking prices only tell you what sellers hoped for.
- How long do homes take to sell in Marion, NC?
- The median home that closed in Marion over the last 6 months spent 44 days on the market. Half sold faster, half took longer — condition, price and time of year move this number more than anything else.
- What is the price per square foot in Marion?
- Active listings in Marion are asking a median of $234 per square foot, on a median home size of 1,630 square feet. Price per square foot is useful for comparing similar homes in the same area, but it breaks down across different lot sizes, ages and finish levels.
- Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Marion?
- Marion currently has about 10.3 months of inventory — 112 active listings against a recent pace of roughly 10.8 sales a month. As a rule of thumb the industry reads under six months as favouring sellers and over six as favouring buyers, but that is a guideline, not a verdict on any one house.
- Who can show me homes in Marion?
- Any True North Realty broker can show you any listing in Marion regardless of which company has it listed. We are a locally owned brokerage and a member of Canopy MLS — we do not sell your contact details to other agents, and the person who answers is the person you work with.
What's actually happening in Marion, NC.
Data pulled live from Canopy MLS · Updated 9/24/2026.
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