Home Value Trail

Beaufort County Unincorporated Area, NC home price history and building permits

Beaufort CountyWashington, NCNorth Carolina

  • Price trail: Beaufort County
  • FHFA annual index 1985 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Beaufort County, the county of Beaufort County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Beaufort County increased by 98.6% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area authorized 123 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Beaufort County, the county of Beaufort County Unincorporated Area.

+98.6%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Beaufort County increased by 98.6%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +7.1%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Beaufort County+98.6%
Washington, NC+98.6%
North Carolina+106.6%
United States+85.0%
Beaufort County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1985
  • Beaufort County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Beaufort County, not of Beaufort County Unincorporated Area. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Beaufort County, 1985 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025473.27+3.3%
2024458.35+10.2%
2023415.87+13.2%
2022367.34+20.7%
2021304.46+11.8%
2020272.30+6.3%
2019256.15+1.8%
2018251.66+3.2%
2017243.87−2.0%
2016248.96+4.4%
2015238.36+1.4%
2014234.97−4.1%
2013244.90−1.5%
2012248.71−2.8%
2011255.85−2.6%
2010262.79−2.7%
2009270.15−6.1%
2008287.60+2.2%
2007281.43+6.8%
2006263.61+14.1%
2005230.98+10.3%
2004209.49+6.6%
2003196.48+2.2%
2002192.30+3.7%
2001185.37+5.3%
2000175.99+6.5%
1999165.20+2.0%
1998161.94+5.0%
1997154.17+5.0%
1996146.83+4.7%
1995140.24+3.4%
1994135.59+3.4%
1993131.19−0.4%
1992131.72+4.1%
1991126.57+0.4%
1990126.02+11.2%
1989113.32−2.1%
1988115.72+6.3%
1987108.83+3.0%
1986105.67+5.7%
1985100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Beaufort County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Beaufort County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Beaufort County+3.3%+73.8%+98.6%+104.9%+168.9%+7.1%
Washington, NC+3.3%+73.8%+98.6%+104.9%+168.9%+7.1%
North Carolina+2.5%+60.4%+106.6%+117.3%+159.5%+7.5%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Beaufort County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Beaufort County.

Building permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area authorized 123 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 131 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026880
Jul 2026660
Jun 202613130
May 202613130
Apr 2026330
Mar 202615150
Feb 202616160
Jan 2026770
Dec 2025440
Nov 202512120
Oct 2025990
Sep 202517170
Aug 202512120
Jul 202513130
Jun 2025990
May 2025880
Apr 202513130
Mar 2025880
Feb 2025770
Jan 2025770
Dec 202412120
Nov 202413130
Oct 202415150
Sep 202414140
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureBeaufort County Unincorporated AreaBeaufort CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
All units12312687,8531,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit123 (100%)126 (100%)61,266 (70%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units001,29234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0032117,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)24,974 (28%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a2.87.84.1
Change from the 12 months before−6.1%−5.3%+2.0%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251191190
20241891890
20231791790
20221911910
20211921920
20201511510
20191331330
20181131130
20171521520
20161921920
20151281280
201415212428
20131411410
20123043040
20112172170
20101761760
20091351350
20081141140
20071591590
20061341340
20051531530
200416915712
20031651650
20021711710
20011571570
20001431430
199920817830
199818216616
199715013812
199613712512
19951251178

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Beaufort County Unincorporated Area, NC home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/nc/beaufort-county-unincorporated-area/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Beaufort County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 039000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Beaufort County, 1985 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 123 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 131 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 123 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 6.1% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Beaufort County Unincorporated Area authorized 5,031 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2012, with 304.