The story of this market
The typical home in Washington County, North Carolina sells for about $204,950, or $110 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.11% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 44 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 31% since 2002. The biggest natural hazard here is hurricane, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,012 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,012 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2002–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+14.8%). Worst: 2022 (-7.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.7%
NC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,401
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2002–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 2 census tracts in this county (2002 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
92
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $13,579,393.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
58.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 237 | 94 | 58.9% | 6.3% | $115,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Washington County, North Carolina
Washington County is a small, rural market characterized by a shrinking population and a high vacancy rate. The housing market is currently functioning as a buyer's market with limited inventory and relatively low price points compared to state averages.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 9.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 89 days on market with 0.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 13.06% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 13.0% · poverty 0.0% — a mixed stability profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 27919 | Belvidere | $245,000 | $168 | +3.2% | 42 | 98.2% | 12.5% | 4.5 | 18 | $715 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27922 | Cofield | $245,000 | $168 | +3.2% | 52 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.1 | 48 | $825 | researched Sep 20 |
| 27928 | Creswell | $541,625 | $247 | +13.3% | 68 | — | — | — | 713 | $941 | researched Sep 16 |
| 27962 | Plymouth | $480,000 | $748 | +0.6% | 178 | — | — | — | 45 | $1,408 | researched Oct 8 |
| 27970 | Roper | $165,000 | $112 | +3.2% | 88 | 96.2% | 12.5% | 10.5 | 42 | $1,049 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county maintains an economic development office in Plymouth focused on strategic growth and supporting a local workforce of approximately 4,700 active employees.
The county economy is supported by a local workforce of approximately 4,700 employees, with economic development efforts centered in the town of Plymouth.
Data sourced from US Census QuickFacts and Data USA profiles.
applies when — Applies to parcels where the title holder has created or is subject to recorded easements, restrictions, or conditions.
Imposes binding limitations on the use, development, or maintenance of the parcel as defined in the recorded instrument.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-6.4
Tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the property by the combined state and local tax rate. The formula is: Tax = (Assessed Value / 100) * Tax Rate. Assessment is based on the true value in money, with counties required to conduct revaluations at least every eight years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 105, Article 12 (2025)
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a Homeowners' Association (Chapter 47F) or Condominium Association (Chapter 47C) where assessments remain unpaid.
Associations may file a claim of lien and foreclose in a manner similar to a mortgage under power of sale, or through a civil action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-3-116 and § 47C-3-116
A tax lien attaches to all real property, taking priority over all other liens and encumbrances regardless of when they were created.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-355
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure, though it requires a hearing before the Clerk of Superior Court to authorize the sale. Borrowers are entitled to a pre-foreclosure notice at least 45 days prior to the filing of a notice of hearing for primary residences.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 45, Article 2A and Article 11
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.