The story of this market
The typical home in Onslow County, North Carolina sells for about $314,114, or $177 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 46 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 86% since 2000. Last year 15 of 30 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hurricane, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,319 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,319 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+19.3%). Worst: 2012 (-5.3%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.7%
NC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,826
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 30 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
91
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $215,723,803.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10230 | 5162 | 80% | 4.4% | $155,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Onslow County, North Carolina
Onslow County is experiencing steady price appreciation and a growing population, driving a significant need for new housing inventory. While home values continue to rise, the market is balancing the pressure of high demand against a persistent shortage of available units.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 10.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 64 days on market with 0.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
42% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 42.43% of asking — demand is cooling.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Onslow County, North Carolina — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
The county faces a significant housing shortage, with a projected need for over 6,000 new residential units over the next five years to accommodate ongoing population growth.
The local economy is heavily influenced by the presence of major military installations, which serve as primary anchors for the regional labor market.
- Mac Daddy's4.323 mi
- Altitude Trampoline Park4.29.1 mi
- Salty Pirate Waterpark4.423.6 mi
- Jacksonville Paintball & Airsoft Park4.66.1 mi
- Cracked It Escape Games4.910 mi
- Mike's Farm4.717.1 mi
- Mac Daddy's4.323 mi
- Mad Boar Restaurant & Pub4.228.1 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.39.8 mi
- Carolina Home & Garden4.726.3 mi
- Surf City Ocean Pier, Inc.4.716.4 mi
- AMC Kalli 124.210.3 mi
- AMC CLASSIC Jacksonville 163.99.2 mi
- Topsail Aquarium4.716.3 mi
- Onslow Pines Park4.75.1 mi
- Zing Zumm, Children's Museum of Jacksonville4.77.1 mi
- Poplar Grove Historic House & Museum4.628.5 mi
- Surf City Coffee4.816.3 mi
- Beirut Memorial4.97.2 mi
- Onslow County Museum4.617.4 mi
- Hammocks Beach State Park4.718.7 mi
- Onslow Pines Park4.75.1 mi
- Soundside Park4.816.2 mi
- Northeast Creek Park4.69.1 mi
- Hampstead Kiwanis Park4.719.8 mi
- New River Marina4.53.8 mi
- Dudley's Marina Inc Fishing spot4.520.5 mi
- Casper's Marina4.519.9 mi
- Marsh Creek at Scotts Hill Marina4.428 mi
- Pelagic Hunter Fishing Center (New River Marina)4.79.9 mi
- Bear Trail Golf Club4.67.9 mi
- North Shore Golf Course4.310.1 mi
- Paradise Point Golf Course4.26.2 mi
- Jacksonville Mall49.1 mi
- Publix Super Market at Arboretum at Surf City4.615 mi
- Marine Corps Exchange4.57.5 mi
- Publix Super Market at Gateway Marketplace4.610.4 mi
- Harris Teeter4.516 mi
- Albert J Ellis Airport4.214.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
applies when — Applies to parcels where the title holder has created or is subject to recorded easements, restrictions, or conditions.
Imposes binding limitations on the use, development, or maintenance of the parcel as defined in the recorded instrument.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-6.4
Tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the property by the combined state and local tax rate. The formula is: Tax = (Assessed Value / 100) * Tax Rate. Assessment is based on the true value in money, with counties required to conduct revaluations at least every eight years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 105, Article 12 (2025)
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a Homeowners' Association (Chapter 47F) or Condominium Association (Chapter 47C) where assessments remain unpaid.
Associations may file a claim of lien and foreclose in a manner similar to a mortgage under power of sale, or through a civil action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-3-116 and § 47C-3-116
A tax lien attaches to all real property, taking priority over all other liens and encumbrances regardless of when they were created.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-355
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure, though it requires a hearing before the Clerk of Superior Court to authorize the sale. Borrowers are entitled to a pre-foreclosure notice at least 45 days prior to the filing of a notice of hearing for primary residences.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 45, Article 2A and Article 11
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.