What Topsail Island Real Estate Looks Like in the New Year

Are you thinking about making Topsail Island a more permanent part of your life? Are you looking to buy Topsail real estate in the coming year? Are you ready to take the next step from dreaming about a Topsail beach house to making it a happy reality? Then you'll want to read this. We've rounded up the current market trends, real estate data, and area demographics for each of the Topsail Island towns. If you have any specific questions on our Topsail Island real estate and what's on the market, contact us and we'll give you the answers you need. 

 

 

North Topsail Beach

Current Trends

• Trends in North Topsail Beach show a 38% year-over-year rise in median sales price and a -0% drop in median rent per month. (Source: trulia.com)
• The median home value in North Topsail Beach is $241,100. North Topsail Beach home values have gone up 5.7% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will rise 5.4% within the next year. The median list price per square foot in North Topsail Beach is $208, which is higher than the Jacksonville Metro average of $98. (Source: zillow.com)

Median Sale Price

$344,500

Average Price Per Square Foot

$208
 

Median Rent Per Month

$995

Local Demographics

Single Residents: 43%
Homeowners: 55%
Median Age: 49
Median Household Income: $59, 597
College Educated: 49%

 

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Surf City

 

Current Trends

• Trends in Surf City show a 16% year-over-year rise in median sales price and a 3% rise in median rent per month. (Source: trulia.com)
• The median home value in Surf City is $329,000. Surf City home values have gone up 0.7% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will rise 2.1% within the next year. The median list price per square foot in Surf City is $227, which is higher than the Wilmington Metro average of $145. The median price of homes currently listed in Surf City is $374,000. (Source: zillow.com)

 

Median Sale Price

$367,500
 

Average Price Per Square Foot

$253
 

Median Rent Per Month

$1370
 

Local Demographics

Single Residents: 38%
Homeowners: 75%
Median Age: 52
Median Household Income: $48,864
College Educated: 73% 

 

 

Current Trends

• The median home value in Topsail Beach is $475,600. Topsail Beach home values have gone up 1.6% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will rise 3.4% within the next year. The median list price per square foot in Topsail Beach is $307, which is higher than the Wilmington Metro average of $145. The median price of homes currently listed in Topsail Beach is $499,000. 
• Foreclosures will be a factor impacting home values in the next several years. In Topsail Beach 5.1 homes are foreclosed (per 10,000). This is greater than the national value of 1.6. (Source: zillow.com)

 
 

Median Listing Price

Average Price Per Square Foot

Median Rent Per Month

Local Demographics

Median Age: 59

Median Household Income: $64,102

 

 

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