Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Onslow County

The numbers most home sites don't show: how many listings never sell, how long homes really take, and what they sell for against the first asking price.

Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

Market insights: Onslow County

September 23, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.ai

In the last 12 months, 17% of homes listed in Onslow County failed to sell — about 1 in 6. Homes that sold went for a median 99.6% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

17%

up 1.4 pts from a year ago

965 expired or canceled vs 4,623 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

99.6%

about the same as a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

52%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

1.4%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

29

up 3 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

0.4%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

23%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$310K

up 3.9% from a year ago

4,623 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K2,01937216%20100.0%
$300–400K1,73426113%37100.0%
$400–500K4509618%4099.8%
$500–750K27010829%4797.4%
$750K–1M725543%5595.3%
$1M+787348%9591.3%

By town

TownSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Jacksonville2,23433913%25100.0%
Hubert5496711%33100.0%
Sneads Ferry44611821%2899.0%
Richlands483499%3199.6%
Holly Ridge32410124%4198.2%
North Topsail Beach16418853%9293.0%
Swansboro1204326%3196.8%
Maysville1201612%35100.0%
Midway Park571015%1999.4%

Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Failed to sell" = listings that expired or were canceled; true days on market counts from the first listing, even when a home was relisted. Source: Hive MLS listing and sales records, updated September 23, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000

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