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Home values, rents and more in Atlantic, NC

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$228,000
Metro: $470,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.8%
Metro: +3.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
522
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$51,071
Metro: $72,322 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Atlantic, NC, shaded by typical home valueAtlantic28511
  • Under $190k
  • $190k–$200k
  • $200k–$210k
  • $210k–$220k
  • $220k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Atlantic, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Atlantic is outlined.

How Atlantic compares

The typical home in Atlantic, NC is worth about $228,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Atlantic are 51% below the typical value in the Morehead City metro area ($470,000) and 38% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Atlantic fell 0.8%, compared with +3.0% in the Morehead City metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $51,071, against $72,322 in the Morehead City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 522 people live in Atlantic (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Atlantic has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 16 cities in the Morehead City metro area and the 190th-lowest of 541 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Carteret County, NC · Morehead City metro area · North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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