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The median home value in Onslow County, NC is $293,686 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.25% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$293,686
Year-over-Year
+3.25%
National Rank
#1001 of 3071
Onslow County ranks 41st out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +25.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Onslow County +7.1% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $68,148 a year against a typical home value of $293,686 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Onslow County recorded a violent crime rate of 63 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,261 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 14,191 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Onslow County is $293,686. That's up 3.25% from a year earlier. That is about 25.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Onslow County the 41st most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $68,148, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Onslow County recorded 63 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,191 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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