Zip Code: 28097 (Locust, NC) - Market Hotness: Trend of Demand Score (Realtor)
Updated on March 13, 2026.

According to data from Realtor.com, the market hotness: demand score for the 28097 Zip Code in February 2026 was 44.27.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the market hotness: demand score for the 28097 zip code.

Note: Demand Score is an index representing the metro's unique listing page viewers compared to other metros.

Data Source: Realtor.
Zip Code: 28097 - Market Hotness: Trend of Demand Score
Zip Code: 28097 - Market Hotness: Trend of Demand Score
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Month Demand Score
September 2017 83.03030303030303
October 2017 87.30484543136157
November 2017 82.00757575757575
December 2017 61.65559068326989
January 2018 58.19129737317025
March 2018 83.59643583806918
April 2018 58.321213380428006
May 2018 57.90120087336245
June 2018 64.74107558332778
July 2018 68.70278297927294
August 2018 81.34261624936127
September 2018 93.14608166370783
October 2018 78.36224233283056
November 2018 56.22904144258146
December 2018 64.18658442559753
January 2019 48.71169686985173
February 2019 60.30492411235492
March 2019 53.34257014201593
April 2019 56.60312671420735
May 2019 52.56225560814982
June 2019 63.26228736636858
July 2019 49.013826092654476
August 2019 54.94405412438199
September 2019 51.840391929349586
October 2019 44.429382907306994
November 2019 48.08618669444083
December 2019 59.7953896233309
January 2020 28.596344356076465
February 2020 44.45742661019425
March 2020 70.15079073188673
April 2020 70.41709959922814
May 2020 63.01134667064795
June 2020 78.9078344475325
July 2020 62.12976567937515
October 2021 61.30544536602957
November 2021 43.69541484716157
January 2022 41.5941869426401
February 2022 38.83978588323167
July 2022 27.43354635546911
August 2022 44.390327266512855
September 2022 31.523480313632913
October 2022 31.200812388931197
November 2022 29.03521185382502
December 2022 11.087528652686986
January 2023 9.935954456502403
February 2023 15.23051854691843
March 2023 16.225165562913908
April 2023 26.03653530377668
May 2023 60.76153923846076
July 2023 29.15762663899632
August 2023 51.09217801142029
September 2023 44.2087512203781
October 2023 15.625267116847594
November 2023 9.665144596651446
December 2023 30.99425092999662
January 2024 26.15873576410347
February 2024 33.07108738409666
March 2024 50.74983283981278
April 2024 16.432231020027945
May 2024 29.802821997105646
June 2024 39.60455879813504
July 2024 51.69659034755395
August 2024 71.62021045867138
September 2024 54.399937534161005
October 2024 40.37648866692278
November 2024 30.515100413919978
December 2024 44.00092471295369
January 2025 37.00722733245729
February 2025 72.03644803576033
March 2025 50.63433157849314
April 2025 49.32750504371217
May 2025 40.15151515151515
June 2025 43.956639566395665
July 2025 53.622970535177394
August 2025 41.56314699792961
September 2025 55.760435571687836
October 2025 43.638336347197104
November 2025 23.943457774556
December 2025 26.441001541963434
January 2026 43.648763853367434
February 2026 42.160109863478475
March 2026 44.27010597223363