Varnamtown, NC housing market
The typical Varnamtown home is worth about $318,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Varnamtown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Varnamtown at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Varnamtown | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $159,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $168,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $184,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $211,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $237,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $273,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $310,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $322,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $332,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $319,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $318,000 | $335,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Varnamtown in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Varnamtown has permitted 17 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $303,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $296,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $605,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $256,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $957,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $694,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Varnamtown is $1,160 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Varnamtown pay a median of $1,087.
Studio $960 · 4 bedrooms $1,940
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28462; 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. 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.