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Edenton, 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 Q2 2024. 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

Edenton, NC Housing Market Trends

With 4,511 people, 2,210 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $350,809, Edenton real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Edenton, accounting for 60.65% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Edenton include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 20.52%), mobile homes or trailers ( 11.42%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.41%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Edenton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 39.89% owning and 60.11% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Edenton 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 Edenton built between 1940-1969 ( 28.08%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 19.43%). There's also some housing in Edenton built between 2000 and later ( 7.11%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Edenton. Fully 17.26% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Edenton homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Edenton 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.

Edenton Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Edenton have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 97.85%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Edenton house appreciation rate of 7.06%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Edenton's appreciation rate, at 7.22%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Edenton's appreciation rate has been 1.46%, which annualizes to a rate of 5.95%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Edenton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$350,809

Edenton, NC Home Prices
> $1,482,000
$1,112,001 - $1,482,000
$741,001 - $1,112,000
$593,001 - $741,000
$445,001 - $593,000
$296,001 - $445,000
$148,001 - $296,000
$75,001 - $148,000
$0 - $75,000
7.9%
7.9%
7.9%
7.9%
4.1%
4.1%
7.2%
7.2%
2.7%
2.7%
31.2%
31.2%
30.7%
30.7%
0.0%
0.0%
8.3%
8.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for North carolina

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,210

Edenton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,088 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
39.9%
39.9%
60.1%
60.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
17.3%
17.3%
82.7%
82.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.1%
7.1%
45.4%
45.4%
28.1%
28.1%
19.4%
19.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
60.7%
60.7%
0.0%
0.0%
20.5%
20.5%
7.4%
7.4%
11.4%
11.4%
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
0.0%
0.0%
6.9%
6.9%
34.5%
34.5%
54.4%
54.4%
3.3%
3.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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Zip Codes in Edenton, NC