River Bend, NC housing market
The typical River Bend home is worth about $281,000, up 3.7% in a year, 16% below the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 59 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how River Bend compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
River Bend at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.9 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | River Bend | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $142,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $147,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $151,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $159,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $177,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $205,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $238,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $258,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $269,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $277,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $281,000 | $335,000 |
3.9 years of income
The typical River Bend home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How River Bend 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 $1,190
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in River Bend is $1,190 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in River Bend pay a median of $1,289. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $1,990
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28562; Craven 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.