New-build home prices in 28480
Recorded home sales in ZIP 28480 (New Hanover County) run a median of $332 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $253 and $463/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 28480
At the local median of $332/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $498,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $664,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $830,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $996,000 |
A gross sale price. The land bid it supports comes after build cost, contingency, fees, finance and profit — the residual the Threshold tool solves.
By home type
| Home type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 1,068 | $342 | 3,242 sf | $1,100,000 |
| Townhouse | 217 | $294 | 1,480 sf | $450,000 |
Recent sales in 28480
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 3,311 | $8,500,000 | $2,567 | - | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,957 | $7,500,000 | $1,895 | - | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 7,741 | $7,250,000 | $937 | - | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,944 | $6,600,000 | $2,242 | - | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 5,940 | $6,500,000 | $1,094 | - | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,520 | $5,500,000 | $2,183 | - | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 5,235 | $5,450,000 | $1,041 | - | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,515 | $5,200,000 | $2,068 | - | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 4,096 | $5,100,000 | $1,245 | - | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,884 | $4,990,000 | $1,285 | - | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,235 | $4,500,000 | $1,391 | - | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,389 | $4,375,000 | $1,831 | - | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,326 | $3,800,000 | $1,634 | - | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 7,415 | $3,800,000 | $513 | - | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,034 | $3,750,000 | $1,236 | - | 6/2026 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 28480 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 28480?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 28480 (New Hanover County, NC) run a median of $332 per square foot, with the middle half between $253 and $463, from 1,285 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 28480?
- The typical recorded sale in 28480 is a 2,985 sq ft home at $960,000. A new 2,985 sq ft home at the local $332/sq ft would price around $991,020.
- Where does this 28480 data come from?
- North Carolina county assessor and CAMA records (Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, New Hanover, Iredell, Harnett and Union counties). Qualified residential sales from 2021. Estimates for site screening, not an appraisal.
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Method: recorded residential sales with heated living area (2021+) from North Carolina county assessor and CAMA records (Wake, Mecklenburg, Johnston, New Hanover, Iredell, Harnett and Union counties), assigned to nearest ZIP centroid. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.