Homes for sale in Smithfield, NC
Johnston County's seat pairs a walkable historic downtown and Neuse River greenway with outlet shopping, I-95 access, and homes priced well below Wake County.
189 homes for sale in Smithfield right now · about $175/sqft · ~115 days on market
Every home for sale in Smithfield
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Homes for sale in Smithfield
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Where people are buying in Smithfield
The communities with the most homes on the market right now — click through for prices, recent sales, and what's available.
The local view
Smithfield is Johnston County's seat, set on the Neuse River about 30 miles southeast of Raleigh where I-95 meets US-70. Its brick-front downtown holds the Ava Gardner Museum — the county's Hollywood claim — plus local restaurants and the Neuse River Amphitheater, with the Buffalo Creek Greenway tracing the river nearby. Each May the Ham & Yam Festival fills downtown with vendors and country ham biscuits, and UNC Health Johnston, the county's flagship hospital since 1951, anchors the town near I-95.
Buyers come for the math: home prices in Smithfield typically land well below Wake County medians, so the same budget stretches to more square footage, bigger lots, or a renovated home near downtown. The commute holds up too — roughly 35 minutes to downtown Raleigh via US-70 and I-40, with I-95 at your doorstep for trips up and down the coast. Johnston County has ranked as North Carolina's fastest-growing county, and Smithfield offers both new construction and established streets, plus Carolina Premium Outlets' roughly 80 stores.
Insight Residential Realty covers Smithfield as part of its five-county footprint — Wake, Franklin, Nash, Wilson, and Johnston — with live MLS search right on this site, so you can watch Smithfield listings the moment they hit the market. Based in Zebulon and led by Broker-in-Charge Robert Terry, our team works this corridor every week and can tell you how Smithfield compares with Clayton, Selma, or Wilson's Mills before you ever schedule a showing. Start with the search, then call when a listing looks right.
What's actually sold in Smithfield
The most recent closings recorded in Smithfield — real prices, straight from the MLS.
| Sold for | Address | Home | Closed | On market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $230,000 | 1011 S 1st Street, Smithfield, NC 27577 | 3 bd · 1 ba · 1,204 sqft | Jul 2026 | 78 days |
| $310,000 | 175 & 179 Emerson Lane, Smithfield, NC 27577 | 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,294 sqft | Jul 2026 | 55 days |
| $250,990 | 180 Lily Patch Lane, Smithfield, NC 27577 | 3 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,792 sqft | Jul 2026 | 38 days |
| $531,400 | 826 Olive Branch Drive, Smithfield, NC 27577 | 4 bd · 4 ba · 3,286 sqft | Jul 2026 | 192 days |
| $371,100 | 314 New Twin Branch Court, Smithfield, NC 27577 | 5 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,628 sqft | Jul 2026 | 133 days |
| $329,743 | 270 Cordgrass Court, Smithfield, NC 27577 | 4 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,850 sqft | Jul 2026 | 130 days |
Good questions, straight answers
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About 30 miles — roughly a 35-minute drive to downtown Raleigh via US-70 and I-40, with I-95 running along Smithfield's edge for north-south travel.
Smithfield is Johnston County's seat, home to the Ava Gardner Museum, Carolina Premium Outlets with roughly 80 stores, the annual Ham & Yam Festival each May, and the Buffalo Creek Greenway along the Neuse River.
Generally, yes. Home prices in Smithfield have typically run well below Wake County medians, which is a big reason buyers who work in Raleigh look east to Johnston County for more home per dollar.
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