Belville, NC housing market
The typical Belville home is worth about $332,000, down 1% in a year, close to the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Belville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Belville at a glance
Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Belville | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $169,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $180,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $190,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $211,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $236,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $282,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $319,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $330,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $333,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $330,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $332,000 | $335,000 |
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Belville in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.2 per 1,000 residents, slower than across North Carolina (11). Over the past 10 years, Belville has permitted 439 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 217 | 1 | 216 | $32.1 million |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $895,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 408 | 0 | 408 | $40 million |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $478,000 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $800,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $160,000 |
How Belville ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Belville and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belville | $332K | −1% | $1,620 | 3 | $81,944 |
| Leland | $384K | −0.1% | $1,590 | 830 | $91,977 |
4.1 years of income
The typical Belville home costs about 4.1 years of the town's median household income, less than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How Belville ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,620
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Belville is $1,620 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Belville pay a median of $1,798. A two-bedroom takes about 24% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,410 · 4 bedrooms $2,720
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28451; Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.