Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Onslow County
October 22, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Onslow County: 1 in 6 listings didn't sell in the last year
Over the last 12 months, 5,564 listings ended in Onslow County and 4,566 sold. The other 998 didn't sell, an 18% rate, up from 16% the year before. Price is where most of the difference shows up.
Summary written October 21, 2026 from that day's numbers. The figures in the tiles update every hour, so they can differ slightly.
Which pile do you want to be in?
Out of every 20 homes listed in Onslow County over the last 12 months, the solid houses sold. The outlined ones expired or were canceled.
Priced right from day one: sold in a median 19 days. Needed price cuts: 72 days, and sold for 93.8% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $169 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $258 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $923 + mortgage |
About $923 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 113 days — roughly $3,426 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Onslow County rate 0.655 per $100 (NC Department of Revenue, 2025-26 county rates); town taxes add more inside town limits; insurance, upkeep (1% of value a year) and utilities are typical estimates.
When contracts fall apart
Contracts that fell apart
17%
935 of about 5,517 before closing
Those homes that later sold
71%
27% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
98.0%
vs. 100.0% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
69
vs. 24 on the first contract
The MLS doesn't record why a contract ends. In our experience the most common reasons are home inspection findings, appraisals that come in below the price, and buyer financing. How buyers paid on closed sales: conventional 18% · cash 11% · VA 61% · FHA 7%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Homes priced right from the start sold in a median 19 days.
- Over $1M is the hard range. Half of those listings didn't sell, a 50% rate.
- Waiting costs money. Listings that never sold sat a median 113 days and got a median price cut of 1.4%.
- Contracts fall apart about 1 in 6 times, 17% overall. The MLS doesn't record why. In general industry experience, that's most often inspection, appraisal or financing issues, so line those up early. After a fall-through, 71% of those homes later sold.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. 51% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the median sold price was 99.7% of first ask.
- Homes that sit are the ones to watch. Listings that never sold had a median of 113 days on market, and the $300–400K range had the lowest didn't-sell rate at 14%.
- Financing mix matters. Of sales, 61% used VA, 18% conventional, 11% cash and 7% FHA.
Did you know?
- The median sold price in Onslow County over the last 12 months was $310,000.
- Estimated carrying costs for a typical $310,000 home are about $923 a month before mortgage.
- Estimated carrying costs before mortgage while unsold come to about $3,426 for a typical listing that never sold.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
18%
up 2.2 pts from a year ago
1,001 expired or canceled vs 4,570 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
99.7%
about the same as a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
51%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
1.4%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
29
up 2 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
0.3%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
23%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$310K
up 3.7% from a year ago
4,570 homes sold
The last 24 months
19% latest month · Sep 26
35 latest month · Sep 26
99.3% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 1,968 | 381 | 16% | 21 | 100.0% |
| $300–400K | 1,736 | 276 | 14% | 37 | 100.0% |
| $400–500K | 447 | 98 | 18% | 37 | 99.7% |
| $500–750K | 271 | 111 | 29% | 47 | 97.6% |
| $750K–1M | 73 | 60 | 45% | 53 | 95.4% |
| $1M+ | 75 | 75 | 50% | 97 | 91.5% |
By town
| Town | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 2,199 | 357 | 14% | 26 | 100.0% |
| Hubert | 539 | 72 | 12% | 33 | 100.0% |
| Sneads Ferry | 443 | 119 | 21% | 28 | 98.8% |
| Richlands | 484 | 51 | 10% | 31 | 99.6% |
| Holly Ridge | 329 | 105 | 24% | 37 | 98.4% |
| North Topsail Beach | 162 | 192 | 54% | 97 | 92.8% |
| Swansboro | 169 | 63 | 27% | 31 | 97.4% |
| Maysville | 116 | 17 | 13% | 36 | 100.0% |
| Midway Park | 60 | 9 | 13% | 20 | 99.5% |
Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Didn't sell" = listings that expired or were canceled — withdrawn and on-hold listings are not counted (some owners stop for reasons that have nothing to do with the market); true days on market counts from the first listing, even when a home was relisted. Source: Hive MLS listing and sales records, updated October 22, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000