McDowell County, North Carolina

Homes for Sale in Old Fort, NC

Craft breweries, forested acreage, and singletrack that put a tiny town on every mountain-biker's map.

10
Active Listings
$418K
Median Price
$256
Median $/sqft
83d
Days on Market
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Active Homes for Sale in Old Fort

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Old Fort by the numbers

The Old Fort market, measured — not guessed.

There are 10 residential listings on the market in Old Fort, McDowell County, at a median asking price of $418K, and recent sales took a median of 83 days to close.

10
Homes on the market
$200K – $3.20M
Asking price range
1,655 sq ft
Median home size
1
Under contract now
Accepted offer, not yet closed
8
Sold in the last 6 months
$286K
Median sold price
100%
Sold vs. asking price
Median of closed sales in the window
7.5
Months of inventory
Active homes ÷ recent monthly sales pace
110 min
Drive to Charlotte

What you can buy, by price

Share of the 10 most recent active listings in Old Fort.

$200K–$300K4 homes
$300K–$400K1 home
$400K–$600K2 homes
$600K–$1M1 home
$1M+2 homes

How many bedrooms are available

Share of the 10 most recent active listings in Old Fort.

1–2 bed1 home
3 bed7 homes
4 bed1 home
5+ bed1 home

Common questions about buying in Old Fort

How much does a house cost in Old Fort, NC?
Across the 10 residential homes currently listed in Old Fort, the median asking price is $418K, with active listings running from $200K to $3.20M. These figures come straight from the Canopy MLS feed and change as listings come and go.
What are homes actually selling for in Old Fort?
8 homes have closed in Old Fort in the last 6 months at a median sold price of $286K. Those sales closed at a median of 100% 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 Old Fort, NC?
The median home that closed in Old Fort over the last 6 months spent 83 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 Old Fort?
Active listings in Old Fort are asking a median of $256 per square foot, on a median home size of 1,655 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 Old Fort?
Old Fort currently has about 7.5 months of inventory — 10 active listings against a recent pace of roughly 1.3 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 Old Fort?
Any True North Realty broker can show you any listing in Old Fort 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.
Old Fort Market Snapshot

What's actually happening in Old Fort, NC.

Year-over-year price
+5.2%
Median days on market
83 days
Homes sold (last 180 days)
8
Drive to Charlotte
110 min

Data pulled live from Canopy MLS · Updated 8/10/2026.

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