NC · Metro #174

Wilmington - NC housing market

The Wilmington metro has a typical home value of $448,165, down 0.1% from a year ago. Homes sell in 26 days on average, a balanced market. 30% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$448,165
-0.1% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$474,853
+8.7% YoY
Median list price
$508,300
Sale-to-list ratio
97.9%
Selling below ask
Days on market
26d
Listings w/ price cut
29.6%
New listings / mo
525
+2.1% YoY
Homes for sale
1,889
+2.6% YoY
Typical rent
$1,726/mo
+3.5% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($448,165) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Wilmington - NC metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 0.1% over the past year. A home worth $448,614 last year is now worth roughly $448,165.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $474,853. Homes are selling at 97.9% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Wilmington - NC sit on the market for roughly 26 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 525 new listings hit the market each month in Wilmington - NC. There are currently 1,889 homes for sale, up 2.6% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Wilmington - NC is $1,726, up 3.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 21.6x, renting territory (#33 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $2,304 a month in principal and interest, $578 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.07% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in NC

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Charlotte - NC$388,736 -0.5% 29.0d
Raleigh - NC$437,484 -1.9% 24.0d
Greensboro - NC$265,237 +1.3% 18.0d
Winston - NC$282,311 +2.3% 19.0d
Durham - NC$411,325 -2.1% 23.0d
Fayetteville - NC$257,053 +0.4% 23.0d
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