Hatteras, NC housing market
The typical Hatteras home is worth about $511,000, down 2.5% in a year, 53% above the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 123 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Hatteras compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Hatteras at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.1 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Hatteras | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $311,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $319,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $331,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $339,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $377,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $450,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $497,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $507,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $523,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $518,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $511,000 | $335,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,840
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Hatteras is $1,840 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,440 · 4 bedrooms $2,440
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (27943; Dare County, NC), 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.