Home › Cities › New Bern, NC

Median Home Price in New Bern, NC

The median home value in New Bern, NC is $287,389 as of 2026-06-30, up 1.9% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$287,389

Year-over-Year

+1.9%

Population

32,548

New Bern ranks #57 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 7.4% below the state's city median of $310,273. It sits in Craven County, where the county-wide median is $279,281.

Crime in New Bern

New Bern police recorded a violent crime rate of 362 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,616 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 New Bern

How much does a house cost in New Bern, NC?

The median home value in New Bern is $287,389. That's up 1.9% from a year earlier. That is about 7.4% below the typical county in North Carolina.

Is New Bern expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in New Bern are more expensive than Craven County as a whole, where the median is $279,281 — a difference of about 2.9%.

Is New Bern a safe place to live?

New Bern police reported 362 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 32,548. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.