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Median Home Price in Carolina Beach, NC

The median home value in Carolina Beach, NC is $609,727 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.86% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$609,727

Year-over-Year

+0.86%

Population

6,917

Carolina Beach ranks #5 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 96.9% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in New Hanover County, where the county-wide median is $451,113.

Housing affordability in Carolina Beach

Median household income in Carolina Beach is $94,398, so the typical home value is about 6.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach police recorded a violent crime rate of 332 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,850 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Carolina Beach

What is the average home price in Carolina Beach, NC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Carolina Beach, that value is $609,727. That's up 0.86% from a year earlier. It is about 96.9% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Carolina Beach expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Carolina Beach are more expensive than New Hanover County as a whole, where the median is $451,113 — a difference of about 35.2%.

Is Carolina Beach affordable?

Median household income here is $94,398, so the typical home value is about 6.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Carolina Beach a safe place to live?

Carolina Beach police reported 332 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,917. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.