Cheapest ZIPs in New Hanover County, NC

No ZIP in New Hanover County, NCclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed September 2026.

  1. 1
    28401
    Wilmington, NC
    $332,931
    HavenScore: 50
  2. 2
    28429
    Castle Hayne, NC
    $371,575
    HavenScore: 53
  3. 3
    28405
    Wilmington, NC
    $376,659
    HavenScore: 54
  4. 4
    28412
    Wilmington, NC
    $395,636
    HavenScore: 53
  5. 5
    28403
    Wilmington, NC
    $399,701
    HavenScore: 50
  6. 6
    28411
    Wilmington, NC
    $468,601
    HavenScore: 54
  7. 7
    28409
    Wilmington, NC
    $518,337
    HavenScore: 59
  8. 8
    28428
    Carolina Beach, NC
    $607,537
    HavenScore: 54
  9. 9
    28449
    Kure Beach, NC
    $753,563
    HavenScore: 51
  10. 10
    28480
    Wrightsville Beach, NC
    $1,748,209
    HavenScore: 53

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Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?
Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in New Hanover County, NC clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?
ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in New Hanover County, NC. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?
This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.