Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Wilmington

What does a 59.4% housing vacancy rate mean in Wilmington’s coastal market? ZIP 28465 leads North Carolina in vacancy—by design, not distress. This data comes from ALEX Intelligence’s latest report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-18-wilmington-vacancy-share-zcta-mkt. How does this shape your investment or relocation strategy? Housing Vacancy Rate, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 ZIP 28465 — 59.4% #2 ZIP 28480 — 53.7% #3 ZIP 28468 — 53.7% #4 ZIP 28462 — 53.1% #5 ZIP 28428 — 50.8% #6 ZIP 28469 — 49.0% #7 ZIP 28461 — 23.7% #8 ZIP 28420 — 23.1% #9 ZIP 28470 — 20.5% #10 ZIP 28422 — 19.9% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=170545991; Slide 2: Geakins (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=51183697; Slide 3: Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=171851106; Slide 4: J Guth (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=71383012 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-18-wilmington-vacancy-share-zcta-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902