28501 · Kinston, NC

In Lenoir County · also overlaps Jones County

Crime — well above the national average · 2022
Typical home
$99,700
School quality
32
Below average
To base
21 mi
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Typical home value by ZIP
lowerhigher
Zillow ZHVI · relative within district

Homes for sale in 28501 — tap a price to see the home. The shaded area is the ZIP.

Area safety
753violent crimes / 100k
Well above the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Lenoir County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

School district
32
Lenoir County
Below average · open the district →

What your BAH buys in 28501

Typical home here is $99,700 (Zillow ZHVI).

What can your BAH buy here?

Pick your grade — the 2026 housing allowance for the SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC area does the rest.

Dependents
Monthly housing budget
$1,521
$1,521 BAH
Buys a home up to
$240,639
0-down VA loan, ~6.5%, 30-yr · P&I only
Typical home here is $99,700budget covers 241%

A median-priced home here fits inside your housing budget. Illustrative — excludes taxes, insurance & HOA; your real rate & grade move this.

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Homes for sale in 28501

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Neighborhoods in 28501

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