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New Hanover County, NC Real Estate & Property Data

New Hanover County Real Estate Market Trends

Last Updated: April 22, 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 $445,000. New Hanover County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 4,672 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s New Hanover County real estate data indicates that the county has 20 properties in foreclosure and 6 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

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Total Residential Properties 92,651

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) 573

% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q2 2025) 0.69%

Total 2024 Residential Sales 4,381

% of Equity Rich Homes (Q2 2025) 45.44%

Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.38%

Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 30

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New Hanover County, NC Real Estate Overview

There were 4,672 residential properties sold in the past year in New Hanover County, NC. The median home value in New Hanover County, NC is $446,930. There are a total of 92,651 residential properties in the New Hanover.

Median Sales Price i

$445,000

(Feb 2025)

+5%

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5 years

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
July '24 Jul '24 $450,000
June '24 Jun '24 $446,682
May '24 May '24 $450,000
April '24 Apr '24 $430,000
March '24 Mar '24 $405,000

Median Down Payment i

$87,000

(Feb 2025)

+20.8%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

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
July '24 Jul '24 $93,860
June '24 Jun '24 $65,200
May '24 May '24 $99,600
April '24 Apr '24 $79,750
March '24 Mar '24 $79,540

Number of Homes Sold i

251

(Feb 2025)

-24.2%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

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
July '24 Jul '24 409
June '24 Jun '24 344
May '24 May '24 420
April '24 Apr '24 428
March '24 Mar '24 349

Number of Purchase Loans i

194

(Feb 2025)

-12.2%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

February '25 Feb '25 194
January '25 Jan '25 189
December '24 Dec '24 256
November '24 Nov '24 186
October '24 Oct '24 258
September '24 Sep '24 247
August '24 Aug '24 268
July '24 Jul '24 245
June '24 Jun '24 232
May '24 May '24 306
April '24 Apr '24 276
March '24 Mar '24 253

Number of REFI Loans i

112

(Feb 2025)

-0.9%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

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 '24 124
August '24 Aug '24 121
July '24 Jul '24 114
June '24 Jun '24 118
May '24 May '24 128
April '24 Apr '24 113
March '24 Mar '24 108

Number of HELOC Loans i

104

(Feb 2025)

-4.6%

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1 year 3 years

5 years

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 '24 170
July '24 Jul '24 152
June '24 Jun '24 152
May '24 May '24 168
April '24 Apr '24 159
March '24 Mar '24 148

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

$636,713 $343.71/sqft
Castle Hayne

$348,770 $196.88/sqft
Kure Beach

$791,030 $361.95/sqft
Wilmington

$446,930 $220.15/sqft
Wrightsville Beach

$1,667,749 $582.73/sqft

New Hanover County, NC Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 20 New Hanover County, NC properties with a foreclosure filing in February 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 16 New Hanover County, NC properties and repossessed 6 New Hanover County, NC properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in February 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i

(Feb 2025)

+185.7%

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5 years