Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC real estate market: appreciation, rent growth, cap rate, IRR, and property taxes.

Appreciation

: 4.5%/yr.

Rent growth

: 3.5%/yr.

Median cap rate

: 3.5%.

Median IRR

: 6.6%.

Median rental home value

: $339,600.

Median rental rate

: $1,389/mo.

Median property tax

: $1,980/yr.

Sources: FHFA House Price Index®, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, and Rescover analysis of public single-family listings, updated September 2026.

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518 THOMAS AVE, WILMINGTON, NC 28405 $325,000· 3 bd· 1 ba
221 SEMINOLE TRL, WILMINGTON, NC 28409 $309,700· 3 bd· 2 ba
5239 SHADOW BRANCH LN, WILMINGTON, NC 28409 $419,000· 4 bd· 2.5 ba
847 ISLE OF PALMS WAY, WILMINGTON, NC 28412 $314,900· 3 bd· 3 ba
320 ILEX DR, WILMINGTON, NC 28412 $327,000· 3 bd· 2 ba
302 SILKWEED CT, WILMINGTON, NC 28405 $315,000· 3 bd· 2.5 ba
5126 LORD BYRON RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28405 $325,000· 3 bd· 2 ba
3133 Weather Side Dr SE, Southport, NC $373,545· 4 bd· 2.5 ba
762 Pelican Cove Way SE, Southport, NC $344,540· 4 bd· 2 ba
7108 CAROLINA BEACH RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28412 $445,000· 4 bd· 2 ba
989 STANBURY BLUFF RD SW, SUPPLY, NC 28462 $301,990· 3 bd· 2 ba
735 Little Gull Way SW, Ocean Isle Beach, NC $299,650· 4 bd· 3 ba
1049 Billfish Trl SE, Winnabow, NC $329,490· 4 bd· 2 ba
1518 W White Egret Ln NE, Bolivia, NC $299,990· 4 bd· 2.5 ba
1574 E White Egret Ln NE, Bolivia, NC $299,250· 4 bd· 2.5 ba
813 BREWSTER LN, WILMINGTON, NC 28412 $365,000· 3 bd· 2 ba
540 Coronado Ave, Leland, NC $334,990· 4 bd· 2 ba
512 Coronado Ave, Leland, NC $386,990· 5 bd· 0 ba
1554 E White Egret Ln NE, Bolivia, NC $299,990· 4 bd· 2 ba
1962 Caspian Trl SE, Southport, NC $369,990· 3 bd· 3.5 ba

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