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The median home value in Brunswick County, NC is $404,783 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.63% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$404,783
Year-over-Year
+0.63%
National Rank
#416 of 3071
Brunswick County ranks 17th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +72.2% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Brunswick County +48.2% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.0%, from $408,938 in May 2026 to $404,783 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $408,938 | +0.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $409,613 | +0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $409,532 | +0.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $404,783 | +0.6% |
Households here earn a median of $77,024 a year against a typical home value of $404,783 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.3×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 87% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Brunswick County recorded a violent crime rate of 142 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,393 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 57,128 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Brunswick County is $404,783. That's up 0.63% from a year earlier. That is about 72.2% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Brunswick County the 17th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $77,024, so a typical home costs about 5.3× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Brunswick County recorded 142 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 57,128 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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