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The median asking price in Jacksonville is about $324,000 as of Sep 2026, up 0.8% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only on the right house. Neither side has the upper hand in Jacksonville right now. The signals split. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, listings spend 22% fewer days on the market, but 22% of sellers have cut their price, against 13% then. The market will not hand you a discount. You have to find it in one specific listing.
Jacksonville asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 98% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 10.1%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in Jacksonville's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.
Asking prices are at their highest point on record. You are buying at the top. Underwrite it that way. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. Jacksonville prices have risen in 109 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.
This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.
Across 9 full years, Jacksonville asking prices ran lowest in February, about 4.6% below the year's average. They peaked in November. The most homes for sale show up in November, about 12% above the yearly average. Shop in November for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in February.
HUD sets one fair market rent for Onslow County. For fiscal year 2026:
The figures include tenant-paid utilities and apply to all of Onslow County, so one home's rent can sit well above or below them. See fair market rent by city.
Ranked among the 21 North Carolina markets we track:
Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Jacksonville is about $324,000 as of Sep 2026, up 0.8% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Jacksonville figures cover the 3 ZIP codes with a Jacksonville mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Neither side has the upper hand in Jacksonville right now. We compare Jacksonville with 2017–2019 at this time of year: 22% of sellers have cut their price, against 13% then; listings spend 22% fewer days on the market; there are 20% fewer homes for sale.
Asking prices are at their highest point on record. You are buying at the top. Underwrite it that way. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
At 30% of income, a tenant on the median income can pay about $1,614 a month. The median Jacksonville household earns $64,563 a year.
Assume +7.1% a year. Jacksonville has grown about 7.1% a year for five years and for ten. That pace held before and after the 2020–2021 boom, so it is a fair long-run input. Prices rose 1.4% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Onslow County is $1,173 a month for 2 bedrooms and $1,631 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
Jacksonville has three ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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