Bald cypress and water tupelo standing in the dark water of Merchants Millpond, Gates County, North Carolina

Gates County, NC

Buying or selling in Gates County?

On the Virginia line south of Suffolk, where more than half of working residents work out of state and the land under a house is usually the harder decision. A working broker's sourced guide to both.

By Travis Old · NC Broker #334264 · Licensed GC #99504

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Gates County in a minute

The county behind the briefs.

Live Market PulseHive MLS active for-sale listings in Gates County, as of Nov 8, 2026Open the Gates County market report →
Active listings
24listed for sale in Gates County
Median list price
$263Khalf list above, half below
Median days on market
50for homes still for sale
New this week
4listed in the last 7 days
Population
10,4782020 Census; 10,234 in the July 2025 estimate
Work outside the state
51.4%of employed residents, ACS 2020-2024
County property tax
$0.67 / $100FY2026-27 budget ordinance; fire and solid waste fees billed on top
Incorporated towns
1Gatesville, the county seat: 267 residents at the 2020 Census
Mean commute
41.7 minACS 2020-2024; 83.6% drive alone
Public schools
Gates County Schoolsfour schools after Buckland Elementary closed in 2026

Formed in 1779 out of Chowan, Hertford and Perquimans and named for the American commander at Saratoga, Gates County was built on hogs, tar, timber and an 1811 millpond. Gatesville and Sunbury each have their own history pages.

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Active listings
24listed for sale in Gates County
Median list price
$263Khalf list above, half below
Median days on market
50for homes still for sale
New this week
4listed in the last 7 days

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Travis Old

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Travis works the Northeast NC corridor (Gates, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan) from an office on Caratoke Highway in Moyock, with a focus on buyers whose decisions need an operator's perspective rather than a brochure's. Gates County is a land market first: most of what changes hands here is acreage, the due diligence that decides a deal is soil and water rather than finishes, and the loan is usually harder than the house. He also holds a North Carolina general contractor's license, which is why the build-on-your-land conversation on this site is a real one rather than a referral. Active in regional market analytics across Hive MLS, Census ACS, and HUD datasets and an appointed member of the 2026 William C. Bass Leadership Academy.

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Credentials

  • 2026William C. Bass Leadership Academy, appointed member
  • 2023Licensed North Carolina Real Estate Instructor
  • 2017North Carolina General Contractor's License

Education

  • 2018University of North Carolina at Greensboro, BA in Economics
  • 2016College of the Albemarle at Elizabeth City, Associate Degree

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