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Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
231,420
Wilmington covered by 55 underlying areas.
Violent crime
4.3 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 9% since 2021.
Property crime
35.7 / 1k
Property crime has increased 28% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,757
Market rent has increased 61% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Wilmington is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

0/100

Scores in the 0th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

45/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 45th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

48/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 48th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Wilmington compared with North Carolina

Wilmington city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

4.3 / 1k

3.9 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

35.7 / 1k

27.9 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,757

$1,618 state

Permits 12M

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