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Whiteville, NC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Whiteville, NC Housing Market Trends

With 4,657 people, 1,865 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $160,277, house prices in Whiteville are some of the most affordable in North Carolina as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Whiteville, accounting for 51.23% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Whiteville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 26.74%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 13.39%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 8.00%).

People in Whiteville primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Whiteville has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Whiteville built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Whiteville built between 1940-1969 ( 32.82%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 16.59%). There's also some housing in Whiteville built before 1939 ( 11.24%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Whiteville. Fully 14.76% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Whiteville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Whiteville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Whiteville Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Whiteville's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.37% during the period.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Whiteville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Whiteville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Whiteville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.33%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 77.65% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Whiteville. Whiteville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.41%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.77%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Whiteville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$160,277

Whiteville, NC Home Prices
> $1,434,000
$1,076,001 - $1,434,000
$717,001 - $1,076,000
$574,001 - $717,000
$431,001 - $574,000
$287,001 - $431,000
$144,001 - $287,000
$72,001 - $144,000
$0 - $72,000
0.3%
0.3%
0.7%
0.7%
7.1%
7.1%
1.4%
1.4%
3.9%
3.9%
17.0%
17.0%
32.4%
32.4%
23.4%
23.4%
13.8%
13.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for North carolina

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,865

Whiteville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,065 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
44.9%
44.9%
55.1%
55.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
14.8%
14.8%
85.2%
85.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
16.6%
16.6%
39.4%
39.4%
32.8%
32.8%
11.2%
11.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
51.2%
51.2%
0.6%
0.6%
13.4%
13.4%
26.7%
26.7%
8.0%
8.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.2%
1.2%
10.7%
10.7%
37.6%
37.6%
35.5%
35.5%
13.2%
13.2%
1.8%
1.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Whiteville

Zip Codes in Whiteville, NC