Castle Hayne, NC 28429 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 63
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Home Value
$369,497
+0.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
63
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
89 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,824/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$409
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 44% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+43% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (63/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.3% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $90k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $426/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $409 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 −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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Other ZIP codes in New Hanover County, NC
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, NC 28412 | $393.2K | −1.4% | 54 |
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