Cape Carteret Neighborhoods: The Real Names, Not a Marketing List
Cape Carteret's own town government describes exactly three distinct single-family residential neighborhoods within its town limits: Old Cape Carteret, Bayshore Park, and Star Hill. This page covers what's confirmed about each, plus a nearby gated community, Cannonsgate, that markets itself under the Cape Carteret name despite sitting outside the town's actual limits.
Old Cape Carteret
Old Cape Carteret is one of the town's three named residential neighborhoods per the Town's own community materials -- its name implies it as the town's original, earliest-developed residential section, consistent with the town's 1959 incorporation. This page did not find a detailed, sourced description of Old Cape Carteret's specific street layout, typical lot sizes, or housing-stock age distinct from general knowledge that it represents the town's earlier development phase.
For a buyer specifically interested in Old Cape Carteret, the most reliable path is asking a local agent directly about typical home ages, lot sizes, and water-access status street by street within this neighborhood, since this research could not confirm those specifics at a granular level.
Bayshore Park
Bayshore Park is the second of Cape Carteret's three named neighborhoods, and its name points toward proximity to the water -- one of the town's two public boat ramps sits at the end of Bayshore Drive, which is presumably within or adjacent to this neighborhood given the shared name, though this page did not independently confirm the exact boundary between the Bayshore Park neighborhood and the specific Bayshore Drive boat ramp location.
As with Old Cape Carteret, this research did not find a granular, sourced breakdown of Bayshore Park's specific streets, typical home sizes, or exact water-access status for individual lots. A buyer drawn to this neighborhood specifically for its name's water-adjacent implication should confirm actual water frontage or proximity for any specific address directly with a local agent rather than assuming the neighborhood name guarantees direct Bogue Sound access for every lot.
Star Hill
Star Hill is the third of Cape Carteret's three named neighborhoods, and it shares its name with Star Hill Golf Club, a 27-hole, privately owned golf course open to the public that opened in 1967. The neighborhood's identity is closely tied to the golf course -- residents here would reasonably expect golf-course proximity as a defining neighborhood characteristic, distinct from the more directly water-oriented character implied by Old Cape Carteret or Bayshore Park. Birdies at Star Hill, a restaurant at the golf club, is one of the dining options local directories list for the broader Cape Carteret area.
This page did not find specific data on typical lot sizes, home ages, or whether Star Hill homes back directly onto the golf course fairways versus sitting nearby without direct course frontage. A buyer interested in golf-course-adjacent living should confirm which specific streets or lots within Star Hill actually border the course directly with a local agent or the golf club itself.
Cannonsgate: Nearby, But Not Cape Carteret
Cannonsgate is a gated, luxury waterfront community located on NC 24 between Cape Carteret and Morehead City -- close enough that it's frequently marketed under a broad 'Cape Carteret area' description, but it carries a Newport, NC mailing address and sits outside Cape Carteret's actual town limits. This distinction matters for a buyer: Cannonsgate is not subject to Cape Carteret's town property tax rate, town government, or town boat ramp pricing, since it's a separate, unincorporated development governed by its own HOA and by Carteret County directly rather than by the Town of Cape Carteret.
Cannonsgate itself is a genuinely substantial community by local standards -- real estate listings describe it as featuring roughly 500 homesites, a 75-slip marina, a clubhouse with a pool, tennis and pickleball courts, a kayak launch, and gated security. It's a real, relevant nearby option for a buyer drawn to this area's waterfront lifestyle, but this page treats it clearly as adjacent to Cape Carteret rather than part of it, since conflating the two would misstate which government, tax rate, and amenities actually apply.
What Ties the Town's Neighborhoods Together
Across all three of Cape Carteret's actual named neighborhoods, a few things are confirmed as shared, town-wide characteristics rather than neighborhood-specific ones: all three are served by the same commercial corridor along NC 24 near the NC 58 junction, described by the Town's own materials as holding retail, restaurants, services, and amusements in the center of town; all three fall under the same town government, the same 14-cent FY2025-26 municipal tax rate (combined with the county's 22.5-cent rate on one consolidated bill), and the same Cape Carteret Police Department; and residents of all three neighborhoods have access to the town's 2.4-mile bicycle path through the town center and its two public boat ramps.
This page did not find a confirmed, granular breakdown of which specific streets within each of the three neighborhoods carry direct waterfront access versus interior lot status, or a confirmed current median price specific to any one neighborhood as distinct from the town-wide figures covered on this site's Real Cost of Ownership page. For that level of detail, a local buyer's agent working current MLS data street by street will have far more reliable, current information than this research could independently confirm.
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Get a Free Agent Referral →Independent research. No ads. No sponsored listings. Data sourced from: the Town of Cape Carteret's own website (townofcapecarteret.org), specifically its "About Us" community page, for the confirmation that the town contains exactly three distinct single-family residential neighborhoods (Old Cape Carteret, Bayshore Park, and Star Hill), its commercial-corridor description, its bicycle-path mileage, and its boat ramp locations; Yelp and Tripadvisor business listings for Star Hill Golf Club's 1967 opening and 27-hole layout, and for Birdies at Star Hill as a golf-club restaurant; and real estate listing and community-marketing sites (including firstcarolina.com, gomillie.com, and individual Cannonsgate listing pages) for Cannonsgate's location on NC 24, its Newport, NC address distinct from Cape Carteret town limits, and its amenity description (roughly 500 homesites, 75-slip marina, clubhouse, pool, tennis/pickleball courts, kayak launch). Facts not independently confirmed and not invented here include: street-level detail on which specific lots within Old Cape Carteret, Bayshore Park, and Star Hill carry direct waterfront or golf-course frontage; typical home ages and lot sizes by neighborhood; and a confirmed current median home price specific to any one of the three neighborhoods rather than the town as a whole. Confirm neighborhood-specific and street-level details directly with a local buyer's agent before making a purchase decision. Nothing on this page is real estate advice.