Of 100 counties in the state, 851,463-acre Carteret County ranks third by size. Carteret County is in the Coast North Carolina region. North Carolina's Carteret County includes almost 1,000 acres of beachfront homes and property for sale based on recent Land Network data. The combined market value of farms, rural land, hunting land and other land for sale here was nearly $500,000. The average price of beachfront land for sale in Carteret County was $201,250.