New Hanover County, NC Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in New Hanover County, NC is $473,542. There were 5,304 home sales in New Hanover County, NC over the past 12 months. The median residential New Hanover County, NC home value for transactions over the previous year is $425,162. The number of current listings in New Hanover County, NC is 5,807, and the percentage of properties for sale is 5807.00%. The county has 89 foreclosures, 19 bank owned properties, 41 headed for auction, and 5,807 properties for sale.
New Hanover County, NC Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | $ 452,345 $ 262/sqft | Wrightsville Beach | $ 2,008,647 $ 1,090/sqft |
| Carolina Beach | $ 678,557 $ 458/sqft | Kure Beach | $ 856,706 $ 413/sqft |
| Castle Hayne | $ 414,731 $ 247/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for New Hanover County, NC
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $482.7K | $503.3K | 4.28% |
| Median Sold Price | $473.8K | $446K | -5.86% |
| Homes For Sale | 3,665 | 5,712 | 55.85% |
| Homes Sold | 1,625 | 1,418 | -12.74% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Browse Homes in New Hanover County, NC
New Hanover County, NC home values range from $19,947 to $13,425,925. Wrightsville Beach is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $1,749,000, and Castle Hayne is most affordable with average house prices of around $466,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.39% of all residential properties in New Hanover County, NC with Wilmington containing 27 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 5 cities within New Hanover County, NC; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $2,156,085 in Carolina Beach to the lowest home value of $204,869 in Wilmington.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in New Hanover County, NC ranges from the highest value of $545,154 in Kure Beach to the lowest value of $158,362 in Wilmington. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.25% of properties in New Hanover County, NC. There are 5 cities within New Hanover County, NC; Wilmington containing 16 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsWilmington has 34 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of New Hanover County, NC. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.55% of all properties in New Hanover County, NC. There are 5 cities within New Hanover County, NC; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $733,055 in Carolina Beach to the lowest value of $153,163 in Carolina Beach.
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