Navassa, NC housing market
The typical Navassa home is worth about $287,000, up 2.6% in a year, 14% below the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 62 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Navassa compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Navassa at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.9 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Navassa | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $129,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $140,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $154,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $170,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $194,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $228,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $262,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $279,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $284,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $283,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $287,000 | $335,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2014
No permits for new homes were issued in Navassa in 2014. The last year with any was 2013 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $126,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Navassa's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2014, so the 2014 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Navassa and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navassa | $287K | +2.6% | $1,620 | — | $62,000 |
| Leland | $384K | −0.1% | $1,590 | 830 | $91,977 |
4.6 years of income
The typical Navassa home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across North Carolina (4.6).
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 Navassa is $1,620 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Navassa pay a median of $1,313, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 31% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
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.
Recent listings in Navassa
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.