Home Insurance in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
With a median home value of $498,400, Atlantic Beach is 50% higher than the Carteret County median.
The typical home in Atlantic Beach was built around 1984. About 12% of homes were built before 1960, in line with Carteret County (11%). Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Atlantic Beach is 37% single-family homes, 33% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 18% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types.
In Atlantic Beach, about 43% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 82%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 62% of occupied homes in Atlantic Beach are owner-occupied.
88% of homes in Atlantic Beach are primarily heated with electricity.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Atlantic Beach? FEMA's National Risk Index points to hurricane (Very High) in Carteret County and Carteret County had 14,016 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Carteret County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in North Carolina is $1,852 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $498,400 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1984 |
| Owner-occupied share | 62% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 43% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Carteret County | 14,016 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,852 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)