The median owner-occupied home in Brunswick County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,789 (± $52) a year, compared with $1,815 in North Carolina and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $314,700 (± $9,228), compared with $259,400 in North Carolina and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Brunswick County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 145,889 | 10,584,340 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,789 ± $52 | $1,815 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $314,700 ± $9,228 | $259,400 ± $931 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $74,034 ± $2,420 | $69,904 ± $346 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.57% ± 0.02 points | 0.70% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 83.8% ± 1.0 points | 66.4% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 49.9% ± 1.0 points | 32.7% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 21.7% ± 1.4 points | 19.0% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Brunswick County (19)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Bald Head Island
- Belville
- Boiling Spring Lakes
- Bolivia
- Calabash
- Carolina Shores
- Caswell Beach
- Holden Beach
- Leland
- Navassa
- Northwest
- Oak Island (town, Brunswick County)
- Ocean Isle Beach
- Sandy Creek
- Shallotte
- Southport
- St. James
- Sunset Beach
- Varnamtown
Other named communities in Brunswick County (76)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Antioch
- Ash
- Batarora
- Bell Swamp
- Bishop
- Brick Landing
- Brick Landing Plantation
- Cedar Bay
- Cedar Hill
- Clairmont
- Cool Run
- Coolvale
- Dixon Landing
- Doe Creek
- Eastbrook
- Easy Hill
- Eliah
- Exum
- Flowers Corner
- Fort Caswell
- Freeland
- Fulford
- Funston
- Grissettown
- Half Hell
- Henrytown
- Hickmans Crossroads
- Honey Pond
- Hooper Hill
- Iredell
- Jinnys Branch (historical)
- Kendall Chapel
- Lanvale
- Lennon Crossroads
- Little Prong
- Long Beach
- Longwood
- Maco
- Makatoka
- Malmo
- Mercer Landing
- Middle River
- Midway
- Mill Branch
- Mill Creek
- Monogram
- Myrtle Head
- New Britton
- New Hope
- Oak Grove
- Old Cumbee Place
- Old Town
- Phoenix
- Piney Grove
- Prospect
- Rabontown
- Red Bug
- Regan
- Russells Creek
- Russtown
- Sandy Hill
- Sea Trail Plantation
- Seaside
- Secession
- Shady Forest
- Shell Point Acres
- Sivey Town
- Spring Hill
- Suburb
- Supply
- Thomasboro
- Town Creek
- Varnum
- Winnabow
- Woodburn
- Yaupon Beach