Wayne County, NC Property Records
Wayne County has 68,974 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 45,926 (67%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 21,318 (31%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 3,021 (4%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $172,153.
69K
Total Parcels
Wayne County, NC
46K
Absentee Owners
67% of all parcels
21K
Vacant / Unimproved
31% of all parcels
3K
Out-of-State Owners
4% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Wayne County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.