28516
Beaufort, North Carolina.
Beaufort, Carteret County, NC · Morehead City, NC metro · population 11,289
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,281 (+141%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,099 +3%
- $402,884$416,984 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $99,499 +31%
- $317,485$416,984 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 28516$2,189
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 28516 rose 3.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Beaufort, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28516
Against the Morehead City, NC metro and the national benchmark.
- 28516$1,800
- Morehead City$1,827
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 28516
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28516$416,984
- Morehead City$469,785
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 28579 | Smyrna | 331 | — | $286,757 |
| 8.7 | 28528 | Gloucester | 407 | — | $342,726 |
| 8.8 | 28524 | Davis | 261 | — | $226,900 |
| 9.8 | 28553 | Marshallberg | 413 | — | $269,433 |
| 10.1 | 28581 | Stacy | 118 | — | $251,050 |
| 10.6 | 28531 | Harkers Island | 1,060 | — | $404,172 |
| 10.7 | 28557 | Morehead City | 15,253 | $1,858 | $415,185 |
| 12.0 | 28520 | Cedar Island | 101 | — | $287,796 |
| 12.4 | 28577 | Sealevel | 318 | — | $184,690 |
| 13.9 | 28512 | Atlantic Beach | 3,358 | $1,658 | $609,644 |
| 15.1 | 28511 | Atlantic | 610 | — | $229,360 |
| 15.7 | 28510 | Arapahoe | 1,718 | — | $353,994 |
| 15.7 | 28571 | Oriental | 2,678 | — | $390,405 |
| 15.9 | 28570 | Newport | 22,197 | $1,681 | $343,326 |
| 17.1 | 28532 | Havelock | 20,908 | $1,542 | $233,465 |
| 19.2 | 28556 | Merritt | 752 | — | $326,860 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.