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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Cherryville, NC

6 statewide.

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What’s local to Cherryville

No program run for Cherryville or for Gaston County alone is listed. A home in Cherryville can use the North Carolina statewide and federal programs below.

The closest city that runs its own program is Gastonia, about 13 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Neighboring cities

1 program for homes in nearby cities

1 more program is for homes in Gastonia. See them
  • Gastonia — Homebuyer's Assistance Program (HOME)

The Cherryville market

Kinds of homes here

  • 82.9% single-family
  • 0% townhouse
  • 12.9% 2–4 units
  • 3.6% 5+ units
  • 0.7% mobile & other

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

61%

of Cherryville homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$117,400
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$70,625
Cherryville median household income

See the published limits for Gaston County

Free help nearby

2 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

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Across North Carolina and nationwide

68 statewide & federal programs

Cherryville questions

Does Cherryville have its own down payment program?

No program run for Cherryville alone is listed. A home in Cherryville can use the 6 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Cherryville?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Gaston County?

Each program sets its own. 12 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Gaston County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Cherryville?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 2 agencies are within 15 miles of Cherryville. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

28021

Sources: agency sites (July–September 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.