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Name: Morehead City Metro housing market record
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Morehead City Metro Market Report

Top 10 ZIPs by size — 7.4% mortgage rate — Updated 10/15/2026

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Listings Flow Ladder — Morehead City

Faucet, basin and drain — new listings in, active inventory, closed sales out.as of Aug 31, 2026

the basin is fillingnet 10 listings/mo

Faucet — new listings: 170/mo; 85% of normal (200) · trickle
Basin — active listings: 736; 65% of normal (1,135) · balanced
Months of supply: 4.6 mo; derived — not published at this grain
Drain — closed sales: 160/mo; 88% of normal (183)
Net — faucet minus drain: +10/mo; filling
Reading: current; as of 2026-08-31

Compare against:

2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · 5 same-month points

How plugged is the drain? Two definitions, both ours, deliberately not reconciled.

0%Absorption vs its own normal— 1 - (closed sales / active listings) / same-month median of that ratio
12%Closed sales vs its own normal— 1 - closed sales per month / same-month median closed sales per month

Closed sales over 24 months — two different numbers, deliberately not merged.

0/mofall in the monthly rate (0%)— peak 160/mo (2026-08-31) to 160/mo now
363transactions that did not happen— summed monthly shortfall vs the same-month normal, over 22 months below it (vs 2015-19 (COVID excluded))
rate_drop_from_peak is a change in the monthly rate; cumulative_shortfall_vs_normal counts transactions not transacted. They are different quantities and are not interchangeable.

2026-08-31

Redfin market data (county + ZIP), via Lotvox. As of 2026-08-31. Normal = same-month median of monthly rates, minimum 3 same-month points. Source window 3 months (flows shown per month). Aggregated over a fixed panel of 7 zips — the panel is fixed so a change in who reports cannot look like a change in the market. months_of_supply is not published at this grain (0 non-null rows measured); derived here as active listings / closed sales per month.

Verified county coverage:Onslow County, NC

Tracked ZIPs

Avg Score

Avg Median

$313,452

Market

Buyer's

Avg Composite

65/100

Avg Median Price

$313,452

Avg Rent

$1,541/mo

Avg Burden

30.1%of income

Buyer Leverage — Should I Buy in Morehead City?

Avg Buyer Score

10 ZIPs analyzed

Strong Buyer

Moderate

Balanced

Seller Favored

Strong Seller

Best for Buyers

28594Emerald Isle98

28531Harkers Island96

2851294

28516Beaufort85

28557Morehead City78

Most Competitive

2852438

28528Beaufort43

2852056

2858460

28570Newport64

NEGOTIATE — most Morehead City ZIPs favor buyers

ZIP	City	Score	Median Price	YoY	Burden	Buy/Rent	DOM	Supply	Gap %
28540	Jacksonville	64	$260,062	+3.7%	28.1%	Neutral	52d	2.2mo	+16.4%
28546	Jacksonville	60	$268,630	+2.7%	29.5%	Neutral	45d	2.9mo	+83.2%
28460	Sneads Ferry	56	$403,018	+1.5%	31.1%	Neutral	82d	5.9mo	-34.1%
28574	Richlands	76	$277,205	+4.1%	27.7%	Buy	56d	2.4mo	—
28539	Hubert	61	$284,939	+3.0%	30.9%	Neutral	41d	2.8mo	-31.4%
28445	Holly Ridge	46	$528,306	+2.8%	39.3%	Rent	71d	4.1mo	-30.3%
28584		54	$401,413	+1.2%	32.7%	Neutral	60d	3.7mo	-43.8%
28454	Maple Hill	83	$279,311	+4.6%	26.9%	Neutral	29d	1.3mo	—
28544	Midway Park	74	$202,575	+1.4%	27.2%	Buy	38d	3.7mo	—
28518	Beulaville	76	$229,061	+2.9%	27.9%	Rent	76d	4.1mo	—

28540

Jacksonville, onslow county

Median Price

$260,062

YoY

+3.7%

Payment Burden

28.1%

Buy vs Rent

Neutral

Days on Market

Supply

2.2 mo

Rent

$1,415

Val. Gap

+16.4%

28546

Jacksonville, onslow county

Median Price

$268,630

YoY

+2.7%

Payment Burden

29.5%

Buy vs Rent

Neutral

Days on Market

Supply

2.9 mo

Rent

$1,462

Val. Gap

+83.2%

28460

Sneads Ferry, onslow county

Median Price

$403,018

YoY

+1.5%

Payment Burden

31.1%

Buy vs Rent

Neutral

Days on Market

Supply

5.9 mo

Rent

$1,933

Val. Gap

-34.1%

28574

Richlands, onslow county

Median Price

$277,205

YoY

+4.1%

Payment Burden

27.7%

Buy vs Rent

Buy

Days on Market

Supply

2.4 mo

Rent

$1,749

Val. Gap

—

28539

Hubert, onslow county

Median Price

$284,939

YoY

+3.0%

Payment Burden

30.9%

Buy vs Rent

Neutral

Days on Market

Supply

2.8 mo

Rent

$1,517

Val. Gap

-31.4%

28445

Holly Ridge, onslow county

Median Price

$528,306

YoY

+2.8%

Payment Burden

39.3%

Buy vs Rent

Rent

Days on Market

Supply

4.1 mo

Rent

$1,902

Val. Gap

-30.3%

28584

, carteret county

Median Price

$401,413

YoY

+1.2%

Payment Burden

32.7%

Buy vs Rent

Neutral

Days on Market

Supply

3.7 mo

Rent

$1,688

Val. Gap

-43.8%

28454

Maple Hill, onslow county

Median Price

$279,311

YoY

+4.6%

Payment Burden

26.9%

Buy vs Rent

Neutral

Days on Market

Supply

1.3 mo

Rent

$1,500

Val. Gap

—

28544

Midway Park, onslow county

Median Price

$202,575

YoY

+1.4%

Payment Burden

27.2%

Buy vs Rent

Buy

Days on Market

Supply

3.7 mo

Rent

$1,388

Val. Gap

—

28518

Beulaville, duplin county

Median Price

$229,061

YoY

+2.9%

Payment Burden

27.9%

Buy vs Rent

Rent

Days on Market

Supply

4.1 mo

Rent

$859

Val. Gap

—

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Onslow County, NC