Lakefront real estate often commands a premium, and some of the priciest lakes to purchase a house on are near Charlotte.

Here’s a look at how much a lakefront house would set you back, on average at the 10 most expensive lakes in North Carolina. This report was compiled by Lake Homes Realty, which exclusively focuses on – you guessed it – homes around lakes. The company compiles an annual Lake Market Report that covers much of the southern U.S.

The total value of lakefront real estate on the market right now in North Carolina: $2.3 billion. And many of those houses aren’t cheap.

“In general North Carolina lake property is pricier than most of the other states in the South,” Lake Homes Realty researchers wrote. “There are nearly 300 lake homes in the state priced at $1 million or more, a total larger than the combined number of such homes in Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas and Oklahoma.”

No. 10: Hyco Lake

Average listing price: $481,366

Number of properties for sale: 49

Hyco Lake is near the Virginia border, north of Raleigh.

No. 9: Chatuge Lake

Average listing price: $490,576

Number of properties for sale: 138

Chatuge Lake is in far western North Carolina, on the Georgia border.

No. 8: Lake Hickory

Average listing price: $505,026

Number of properties for sale: 104

Lake Hickory is about an 1.5 hours northwest of Charlotte.

No. 7: Mountain Island Lake

Average listing price: $511,504

Number of properties for sale: 27

Mountain Island Lake is just northwest of Charlotte, outside the I-485 loop.

No. 6: Lake Jeanette

Average listing price: $520,533

Number of properties for sale: 152

Lake Jeanette is in Greensboro, north of the city’s downtown and near the larger Lake Townsend.

No. 5: Lake Wylie

Average listing price: $611,487

Number of properties for sale: 202

With $300 million worth of listings, the total value of real estate at this lake on the South Carolina border is the second-highest in the state.

No. 4: Cary Park Lake

Average listing price: $619,192

Number of properties for sale: 26

This small lake is west of the town of Cary.

No. 3: Lake Davidson

Average listing price: $657,468

Number of properties for sale: 24

Much of the shoreline at this lake near Mooresville is protected from development by a land conservancy.

No. 2: Lake Norman

Average listing price: $877,025

Number of properties for sale: 929

Although it doesn’t capture the top spot for average price, Lake Norman is easily the biggest lake in the state for the total value of its real estate. With close to 1,000 listings in the Lake Norman submarket, there’s more than $900 million worth of residential real estate on offer.

No. 1: Falls Lake

Average listing price: $908,367

Number of properties for sale: 76

Near Raleigh and Durham, this clocks in as the most expensive lake to buy a house, on average, in North Carolina. But don’t be blown away by the average price nearing $1 million: The most expensive lake in Texas, Lake Austin, averages almost $3 million.