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Brunswick County Unincorporated Area, NC

Prototype: 2,000 sq ft single-family detached, 3 bed / 2 bath, 3/4-inch water meter, 400 sq ft garage.

$17,457.21listed total
22rank by 2025 new single-family permits

Not included: Water and sewer: Brunswick County Public Utilities FY26-27 fee schedules (effective July 1, 2026): capital recovery and transmission fees are per bedroom, 3 bedrooms assumed; 3/4-inch meter and tap $2,900; sewer 4-inch nearside gravity tap $3,000. Building permit: FY27 schedule, 0.0045 x computed valuation $380,268 (includes all trade permits). North Carolina counties have no development impact fee; none is listed. Not included: grinder-pump or vacuum sewer services ($7,000 grinder pump station), sewer tap with pavement repair (cost plus 10%), septic and well permits (health department), parcels not served by county utilities or inside a municipality (Leland, Southport etc.), plan review (none listed). Staged 2026-11-09.

Water/sewer provider: Brunswick County Public Utilities

LinePrinted ratePrototypeReceipt
Water capital recovery fee
water · computed
$955.00
per bedroom, residential
$2,865$955.00 x 3 bedrooms (3 bedrooms assumed)
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · Water Fee Schedule FY 26-27 (Brunswick County Public Utilities), effective July 1, 2026
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 5097aae81f86
Water transmission capital recovery fee
water · computed
$119.00
per bedroom, residential
$357$119.00 x 3 bedrooms (3 bedrooms assumed)
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · Water Fee Schedule FY 26-27 (Brunswick County Public Utilities), effective July 1, 2026
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 5097aae81f86
Sewer capital recovery fee
sewer · computed
$1,956.00
per bedroom, residential
$5,868$1,956.00 x 3 bedrooms (3 bedrooms assumed)
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · Wastewater Fee Schedule FY 26-27 (Brunswick County Public Utilities), effective July 1, 2026
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 5ff8a9402114
Sewer transmission capital recovery fee
sewer · computed
$252.00
per bedroom, residential
$756$252.00 x 3 bedrooms (3 bedrooms assumed)
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · Wastewater Fee Schedule FY 26-27 (Brunswick County Public Utilities), effective July 1, 2026
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 5ff8a9402114
3/4-inch meter installation and tap
water
$2,900.00
per 3/4 inch residential connection (includes up to 40 ft of piping)
$2,900Printed
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · Water Fee Schedule FY 26-27 (Brunswick County Public Utilities), effective July 1, 2026, Tap and Meter Fees
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 5097aae81f86
4-inch nearside residential gravity service tap
sewer
$3,000.00
per residential gravity sewer tap
$3,000Printed
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · Wastewater Fee Schedule FY 26-27 (Brunswick County Public Utilities), effective July 1, 2026, Tap and Grinder Pump Station Fees
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 5ff8a9402114
Residential new construction permit (includes all trade permits)
permit · computed
Sq. Ft. x ICC Chart Value x .0045 (R-3, Type VB)
percent of valuation
$1,711.21Valuation $380,268 (ICC BVD R-3 V-B 175.92 x 2,000 sq ft + U V-B 71.07 x 400 sq ft) x 0.0045 = 1,711.21
Effective 2026-07-01
Source · FY 27 Building Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2026), Residential Permit Fee Calculations
fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 190e9c95d2d3
Total listed$17,457.21

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