Carteret County, NC Property Records
Carteret County has 63,505 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 62,869 (99%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 17,344 (27%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 5,442 (9%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $523,138.
64K
Total Parcels
Carteret County, NC
63K
Absentee Owners
99% of all parcels
17K
Vacant / Unimproved
27% of all parcels
5K
Out-of-State Owners
9% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Carteret County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.