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Carolina Beach, NC
Detailed City Facts Report

Carolina Beach, North Carolina is one of the great places in the U.S. to live or retire. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.


The interactive map below provides a birds-eye view of the city. See how home prices are trending over the past few years. Read a city profile and search homes for sale.

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Carolina Beach, North Carolina


Carolina Beach Population
. 1990 2000 2010 2016 (est.)
Wilmington metro area blank blank blank 282,573
Carolina Beach 3,630 4,701 5,706 6,211



Carolina Beach
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018 .$295,9585.9%
Sep $297,000 . .
Aug $325,000 . .
Jul $318,000 . .
Jun $282,000 . .
May $301,000 . .
Apr $296,000 . .
Mar $276,000 . .
Feb $257,000 . .
Jan $303,000 . .
2017 .$279,484-3.2%
2016 .$288,77215.7%
2015 .$249,667-2.9%
2014 .$257,0832.2%
2013 . $251,431 -0.5%
2012 . $252,729 0.5%





Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2018)
. Carolina Beach GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $295,958 $419,000
Nearest Big City Raleigh na
Home Sales Price in Raleigh $288,000 $340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 83% of Raleigh home prices 101%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2018)
. Carolina Beach GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $295,958 $419,000
Monthly Rent $1,392 $1,495
Price/Rent Index 14.3 times the annual rent 19.0



Carolina Beach
Cost of Living (2018)
93% GPTR 99 City Average
109%



Carolina Beach Taxes
(2018)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.0% -- 27* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 102 days 17* -- 113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes



Carolina Beach Building Permits
(single family homes)
2016 47
2015 67
2014 78
2013 78
2012 69
2011 31
2010 22



Carolina Beach Interactive Maps


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