Wilmington, North Carolina
Nonstop to LaGuardia and Newark from ILM
- Beach or lakeWrightsville Beach
Home prices next to New York
Median listed home
New York metro$742,000
Wilmington$471,489
37% less, a $270,511 differencePrice per square foot
New York metro$494
Wilmington$250
2.0 times the space for the moneyRealtor.com via FRED, September 2026
Day-to-day costs
- Salary that matches $150,000 in New YorkBEA regional price parities, 2024
- $128,491
- Housing cost index, US = 100New York 148.6. BEA, 2024
- 93.2
- Net move-ins from other US metros, 2024-25Census Vintage 2025, via Regions Financial
- +12,719
Weather
36.3°January low
90°July high
0.9 inSnow per year
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington International Airport
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Find my citiesSources for this page
- Median listing price: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI48900
- Price per sq ft: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE48900
- Price parities: BEA via FRED RPPALL48900, 2024
- Housing index: BEA via FRED RPPSERVERENT48900, 2024
- New York: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI35620 and MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE35620
- Flights: undated (accessed 2026-10-14)
- Climate normals
- Net domestic migration (Census Vintage 2025 via Regions Financial)