The story of this market
The typical home in Sampson County, North Carolina sells for about $289,133, or $180 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 62 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 74% since 2000. Last year 4 of 10 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hurricane, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,012 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,012 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+15%). Worst: 2011 (-4.2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.7%
NC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,206
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 10 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
88
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $54,810,992.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
69.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1553 | 738 | 69.1% | 3.1% | $135,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Sampson County, North Carolina
Sampson County is currently experiencing a cool, buyer-friendly market where supply exceeds demand. While home prices have seen a modest year-over-year increase, the market pace has slowed significantly compared to previous periods.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 8.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 96 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 21.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
Reporting agencies in Sampson County recorded a violent crime rate of 738 per 100,000 residents in 2024, which is higher than most counties.
The county economy is characterized by a median household income of $52,432 and a poverty rate of 21.8%.
The mean travel time to work for residents is 26.5 minutes.
- White Lake Water Park4.320.3 mi
- Fascinate-U Children's Museum4.229.4 mi
- Goldston's Beach4.220.4 mi
- Xscape Factor-Escape Rooms Fayetteville NC4.929.4 mi
- Crown Coliseum4.429.5 mi
- Cape Fear Botanical Garden4.628.5 mi
- Mad Boar Restaurant & Pub4.227.2 mi
- Duplin Winery4.921.3 mi
- GALOT Motorsports Park4.728.4 mi
- Hubb's Farm NC4.714.2 mi
- Royal Lane Park4.35.8 mi
- Bladen Lakes State Forest4.520 mi
- Ernest Freeman Park4.518.7 mi
- Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation4.929.9 mi
- Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site4.726.7 mi
- Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery4.524.6 mi
- Fascinate-U Children's Museum4.229.4 mi
- Averasboro Battlefield and Museum4.628.9 mi
- Royal Lane Park4.35.8 mi
- Bladen Lakes State Forest4.520 mi
- Ernest Freeman Park4.518.7 mi
- The Marina At White Lake4.719.5 mi
- Timberlake Golf Club4.59.3 mi
- Lakewood Country Club4.57.6 mi
- Coharie Country Club4.45.5 mi
- Clear Run Farms4.517.4 mi
- Belk4.25.2 mi
- Dollar General4.318.3 mi
- Dollar General4.17.4 mi
- Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY)3.728.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and QuickFacts.
applies when — Applies to parcels where the title holder has created or is subject to recorded easements, restrictions, or conditions.
Imposes binding limitations on the use, development, or maintenance of the parcel as defined in the recorded instrument.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-6.4
Tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the property by the combined state and local tax rate. The formula is: Tax = (Assessed Value / 100) * Tax Rate. Assessment is based on the true value in money, with counties required to conduct revaluations at least every eight years.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 105, Article 12 (2025)
applies when — Applies to parcels governed by a Homeowners' Association (Chapter 47F) or Condominium Association (Chapter 47C) where assessments remain unpaid.
Associations may file a claim of lien and foreclose in a manner similar to a mortgage under power of sale, or through a civil action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-3-116 and § 47C-3-116
A tax lien attaches to all real property, taking priority over all other liens and encumbrances regardless of when they were created.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-355
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure, though it requires a hearing before the Clerk of Superior Court to authorize the sale. Borrowers are entitled to a pre-foreclosure notice at least 45 days prior to the filing of a notice of hearing for primary residences.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 45, Article 2A and Article 11
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.