Shallotte, NC housing market
The typical Shallotte home is worth about $318,000, up 0.8% in a year, 5% below the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 96 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Shallotte compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Shallotte at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 9 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Shallotte | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $173,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $182,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $191,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $206,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $232,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $276,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $312,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $317,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $318,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $318,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $318,000 | $335,000 |
181 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 181 new homes in Shallotte in 2025: 178 single-family houses and 3 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $53.4 million to build. That's 39 per 1,000 residents, faster than across North Carolina (11). Over the past 10 years, Shallotte has permitted 1,099 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 113 | 113 | 0 | $37.7 million |
| 2025 | 181 | 178 | 3 | $53.4 million |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 0 | $34.6 million |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | 0 | $23.8 million |
| 2022 | 351 | 46 | 305 | $49.8 million |
| 2021 | 67 | 37 | 30 | $16.8 million |
| 2020 | 68 | 56 | 12 | $9.6 million |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| 2018 | 26 | 24 | 2 | $3.9 million |
| 2017 | 89 | 27 | 62 | $11.1 million |
| 2016 | 93 | 47 | 46 | $14.1 million |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| 2014 | 49 | 49 | 0 | $7.9 million |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $5.9 million |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $692,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
How Shallotte 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.
3.6 years of income
The typical Shallotte home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across North Carolina (4.6 years).
How Shallotte 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 $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Shallotte is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Shallotte pay a median of $1,256. A two-bedroom takes about 17% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,090 · 4 bedrooms $2,100
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28462, 28470; 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.