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

According to data from Realtor.com, the market hotness: hotness score for the 28097 Zip Code in February 2026 was 53.348.

You can see similar for other North Carolina Zip Codes.

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

Note: Hotness Score is an equally-weighted composite metric of a geography’s supply score and demand score.

Data Source: Realtor.
Zip Code: 28097 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
Zip Code: 28097 - Market Hotness: Trend of Hotness Score
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Month Hotness Score
September 2017 87.99437675726335
October 2017 75.65466193941656
November 2017 61.22159090909091
December 2017 41.76075875862959
January 2018 41.347503509123726
March 2018 89.49694801094506
April 2018 73.4399889189002
May 2018 50.55608624454149
June 2018 42.70424782290766
July 2018 77.53276941951313
August 2018 80.4292284108329
September 2018 69.33806746132386
October 2018 76.44859225741578
November 2018 56.5707054729516
December 2018 56.145592392701104
January 2019 40.556836902800654
February 2019 40.6084746926722
March 2019 51.32317284378247
April 2019 52.81815688425672
May 2019 43.89106126089044
June 2019 38.46567605728501
July 2019 35.65297162702313
August 2019 65.08912308092636
September 2019 47.71804293173468
October 2019 44.845726826749285
November 2019 46.2049212342143
December 2019 72.92898425563011
January 2020 53.28240546951305
February 2020 51.617496713889295
March 2020 67.14968738506803
April 2020 50.894314976992725
May 2020 41.93789190803225
June 2020 82.77623375647863
July 2020 59.07895754388679
October 2021 59.705192931842774
November 2021 66.06622998544395
January 2022 70.46680612132556
February 2022 67.01730362255695
July 2022 48.073538946003524
August 2022 67.35025207211825
September 2022 57.933563780456964
October 2022 56.23254633155623
November 2022 47.71081328560726
December 2022 54.10476271330333
January 2023 45.00978473581213
February 2023 15.077159014665003
March 2023 15.236805137467389
April 2023 34.56486042692939
May 2023 51.45944854055146
July 2023 43.609093481747
August 2023 52.23420647149461
September 2023 56.070826306914
October 2023 47.95709034960253
November 2023 41.273465246067985
December 2023 34.384511329049715
January 2024 17.64809746623113
February 2024 30.621897536761264
March 2024 48.72480657178336
April 2024 47.014438751746624
May 2024 42.759587554269174
June 2024 44.29286824382663
July 2024 49.64997529237358
August 2024 68.14603582617079
September 2024 60.9315218240025
October 2024 56.688436419515945
November 2024 39.12310286677909
December 2024 57.35146798181398
January 2025 57.518889618922465
February 2025 81.10547580159889
March 2025 65.54759644429102
April 2025 60.74731002017485
May 2025 44.452590420332356
June 2025 45.884630274874176
July 2025 57.88860493084787
August 2025 62.15616681455191
September 2025 64.15970961887477
October 2025 55.399638336347195
November 2025 34.37839797027909
December 2025 22.182245392466406
January 2026 39.25831202046036
February 2026 35.06745294450279
March 2026 53.34757249650866