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New Hanover County, NC Real Estate & Property Data

New Hanover County Real Estate Market Trends

Last Updated: September 20, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into New Hanover County, NC sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in New Hanover County, NC is $442,500. New Hanover County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 4,687 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s New Hanover County real estate data indicates that the county has 8 properties in foreclosure and 2 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

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Total Residential Properties 92,657

Total Commercial Properties 5,747

Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 37 Years

Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 2,030

Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 2,461

% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 0.78%

Total 2024 Residential Sales 4,386

% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 44.6%

Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.38%

Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 119

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New Hanover County, NC Real Estate Overview

There were 4,687 residential properties sold in the past year in New Hanover County, NC. The median home value in New Hanover County, NC is $449,595. There are a total of 92,657 residential properties in the New Hanover.

Median Sales Price i

$442,500

(Jul 2025)

-1.7%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

July '25 Jul '25 $442,500
June '25 Jun '25 $460,000
May '25 May '25 $475,000
April '25 Apr '25 $434,000
March '25 Mar '25 $435,000
February '25 Feb '25 $445,000
January '25 Jan '25 $430,000
December '24 Dec '24 $400,000
November '24 Nov '24 $441,000
October '24 Oct '24 $472,500
September '24 Sep '24 $450,000
August '24 Aug '24 $470,000

Median Down Payment i

$78,000

(Jul 2025)

-16.9%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

July '25 Jul '25 $78,000
June '25 Jun '25 $84,800
May '25 May '25 $83,080
April '25 Apr '25 $82,050
March '25 Mar '25 $78,000
February '25 Feb '25 $87,000
January '25 Jan '25 $97,533
December '24 Dec '24 $75,000
November '24 Nov '24 $76,000
October '24 Oct '24 $99,725
September '24 Sep '24 $87,600
August '24 Aug '24 $90,000

Number of Homes Sold i

443

(Jul 2025)

+8.6%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

July '25 Jul '25 443
June '25 Jun '25 422
May '25 May '25 385
April '25 Apr '25 346
March '25 Mar '25 292
February '25 Feb '25 251
January '25 Jan '25 322
December '24 Dec '24 384
November '24 Nov '24 277
October '24 Oct '24 391
September '24 Sep '24 371
August '24 Aug '24 395

Number of Purchase Loans i

290

(Jul 2025)

+18.4%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

July '25 Jul '25 290
June '25 Jun '25 313
May '25 May '25 317
April '25 Apr '25 290
March '25 Mar '25 240
February '25 Feb '25 195
January '25 Jan '25 189
December '24 Dec '24 257
November '24 Nov '24 186
October '24 Oct '24 259
September '24 Sep '24 247
August '24 Aug '24 270

Number of REFI Loans i

146

(Jul 2025)

+27%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

July '25 Jul '25 146
June '25 Jun '25 139
May '25 May '25 153
April '25 Apr '25 149
March '25 Mar '25 150
February '25 Feb '25 112
January '25 Jan '25 115
December '24 Dec '24 136
November '24 Nov '24 173
October '24 Oct '24 254
September '24 Sep '24 125
August '24 Aug '24 123

Number of HELOC Loans i

184

(Jul 2025)

+20.3%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

July '25 Jul '25 184
June '25 Jun '25 141
May '25 May '25 181
April '25 Apr '25 171
March '25 Mar '25 162
February '25 Feb '25 104
January '25 Jan '25 132
December '24 Dec '24 163
November '24 Nov '24 144
October '24 Oct '24 137
September '24 Sep '24 152
August '24 Aug '24 171

New Hanover County, NC Real Estate Market Overview

Last 30 days

City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value
City

Median Est. Value

Carolina Beach

$624,977 $337.37/sqft
Castle Hayne

$345,223 $194.88/sqft
Kure Beach

$787,557 $360.36/sqft
Wilmington

$449,595 $221.46/sqft
Wrightsville Beach

$1,797,289 $627.99/sqft

New Hanover County, NC Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 8 New Hanover County, NC properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 5 New Hanover County, NC properties and repossessed 2 New Hanover County, NC properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i

(Jul 2025)

-60%

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5 years