Commercial Real Estate Market in Belville, NC
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
9 active listings and 67 off-market properties in Belville, NC.
Market Trends
Belville, NC spans 172.2 square miles in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Belville, NC runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Belville, NC runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Belville, NC runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Belville, NC runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Commercial 82.7%
- Industrial 9.7%
- Civic 6.5%
- Residential 1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Residential
Business Highway
Central Business District
Industrial
Public Institutional
Belville, NC zones 1,230 acres across 7 districts. Commercial zoning covers 82.7% of zoned land, residential 1% and industrial 9.7%. The largest single district is Residential at 49.2%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 92.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Residential (R10)
GENERAL RETAIL USES R10 R15 MF MH BR BH CBD I PI Alcoholic Beverages (ABC Stores), Packaged Retail Sales P P Appliance - Retail & Maintenance P P P Auction Sales - excluding livestock P Article 5 - Zoning Districts, Permitted Uses, And Dimensional Requirements Amended 2023-3-27 Page 8 of 16 GENERAL RETAIL USES R10 R15 MF MH BR BH CBD I PI CD Automobile/Boat…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Belville, NC has 39,025 residents in 19,672 households. Density runs 227 people per square mile. Median household income here is $77,380 and median gross rent $1,465 a month.
39,025
Population
19,672
Households
2
Avg Household Size
48
Median Age
34%
College-Educated
92%
High-School Grad
172.2 sq mi
ZIP Area
227
Density / Sq Mi
$77,380
Median Household Income
$41,164
Median Earnings
$1,465
Median Rent
$315,300
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Navassa | — | — |
| Willow Ridge | — | — |
| Wilmington | — | $54.09 |
| Leland | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Belville?
Belville, NC zones 1,230 acres across 7 districts, of which 82.7% is commercial and 9.7% industrial. The largest single district is Residential at 49.2% of zoned land. GENERAL RETAIL USES R10 R15 MF MH BR BH CBD I PI Alcoholic Beverages (ABC Stores), Packaged Retail Sales P P Appliance - Retail & Maintenance P P P Auction Sales - excluding livestock P Article 5 - Zoning Districts, Permitted Uses, And Dimensional Requirements Amended 2023-3-27 Page 8 of 16 GENERAL RETAIL USES R10 R15 MF MH BR BH CBD I PI CD Automobile/Boat… Residential zoning covers 1% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Belville market data come from?
Realmo compiles Belville, NC figures from 9 active sale listings, 67 tracked off-market properties, the current Belville zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 9 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Belville, NC. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 1,230 zoned acres across 7 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 August 2026 · report a data issue
