Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Wilmington

Boiling Spring Lakes leads North Carolina in manufactured housing share—18.3% of homes are manufactured, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. This is not a sign of decline, but a strategic housing model that has sustained affordability and stability in the Cape Fear region. The data is drawn from the ALEX Intelligence report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-09-wilmington-manufactured-share-place-mkt. How does your market compare? Are manufactured homes a sign of opportunity or limitation? Share of Homes That Are Manufactured, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Boiling Spring Lakes — 18.3% #2 Hampstead — 18.1% #3 Silver Lake — 9.4% #4 Kings Grant — 7.9% #5 Oak Island — 6.5% #6 Carolina Shores — 5.7% #7 Northchase — 5.2% #8 Myrtle Grove — 4.7% #9 Leland — 4.2% #10 Wrightsboro — 4.0% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: James Willamor (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=57103921; Slide 2: Edward Orde (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=53166481; Slide 3: Upstateherd (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=122367286; Slide 4: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=86106988 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-09-wilmington-manufactured-share-place-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