Pamlico County, NC housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$286,484
+7.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
99 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
45%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$560
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 45% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+11% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $71k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,922 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $560 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.5% to +10.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.0%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Pamlico County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora, NC 28515 | $182K | +16.8% | 71 |
| Oriental, NC 28571 | $398.6K | +1.5% | 75 |
| Grantsboro, NC 28529 | $203.1K | +14.1% | 97 |
| Minnesott Beach, NC 28510 | $354.2K | +6.4% | 71 |
| Merritt, NC 28556 | $333K | +9.3% | 51 |
| Vandemere, NC 28587 | $207.2K | +13.0% | 34 |
| Lowland, NC 28552 | – | – | 79 |
| ZIP 28509 | – | – | 13 |
| Hobucken, NC 28537 | – | – | 2 |