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The median home value in Carteret County, NC is $473,823 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.86% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$473,823
Year-over-Year
+2.86%
National Rank
#259 of 3071
Carteret County ranks 8th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +102.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Carteret County +72.8% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $72,322 a year against a typical home value of $473,823 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.6×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 95% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Carteret County recorded a violent crime rate of 276 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,795 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 16,321 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Carteret County is $473,823. That's up 2.86% from a year earlier. That is about 102.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Carteret County the 8th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $72,322, so a typical home costs about 6.6× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Carteret County recorded 276 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,321 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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