Is Wilmington, NC a good place to invest in rental property?

Wilmington, NC has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,407 and a median cap rate of 2.6%, on a median sold price of $450,000. Prices changed +0.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Wilmington, NC?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Wilmington, NC is 2.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Wilmington, NC?

The median sold price in Wilmington, NC is $450,000 (about $259 per square foot).

Investing in Wilmington, NC Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Wilmington, NC rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$450,000Median sold price

$259Median $/sqft

2.6%Median cap rate

$-1,407Modeled cash flow / mo

+0.8%Appreciation YoY

7.1Months of supply

1,121Active listings

1,904Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Wilmington numbers say

In Wilmington, NC, the median home sold for $450,000 (about $259 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.6% cap rate with a median $-1,407 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +0.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 7.1 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

Other North Carolina markets to compare

See Wilmington cash-flowing listings

CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Wilmington, NC by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Wilmington deals, or browse the national market data.