27542
Kenly, North Carolina.
Kenly, Johnston County, NC · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro · population 9,850
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$799 (+140%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $4,565 +2%
- $256,059$260,623 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $60,838 +30%
- $199,786$260,623 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 27542$1,368
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 27542 rose 1.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Johnston County, NC 63% · Wilson County, NC 29% · Wayne County, NC 8%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Kenly, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 27542
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 27542$260,623
- Raleigh$428,267
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | 27851 | Lucama | 5,343 | — | $205,750 |
| 7.2 | 27576 | Selma | 21,624 | $1,598 | $269,814 |
| 8.6 | 27880 | Sims | 3,953 | — | $295,405 |
| 11.3 | 27830 | Fremont | 4,006 | — | $173,841 |
| 11.4 | 27813 | Black Creek | 743 | — | $165,848 |
| 11.7 | 27557 | Middlesex | 8,657 | — | $270,940 |
| 12.9 | 27569 | Princeton | 8,833 | — | $275,295 |
| 13.0 | 27863 | Pikeville | 13,729 | — | $242,668 |
| 13.5 | 27807 | Bailey | 5,958 | — | $271,480 |
| 14.1 | 27527 | Clayton | 39,256 | $1,797 | $394,157 |
| 14.1 | 27893 | Wilson | 38,512 | $1,172 | $171,198 |
| 14.5 | 27577 | Smithfield | 28,354 | $1,674 | $287,987 |
| 15.2 | 27896 | Wilson | 19,455 | $1,698 | $276,470 |
| 17.6 | 27530 | Goldsboro | 37,634 | $1,316 | $175,061 |
| 18.0 | 27597 | Zebulon | 30,184 | $1,948 | $337,738 |
| 18.2 | 27591 | Wendell | 29,838 | $1,797 | $365,717 |
| 18.7 | 27520 | Clayton | 48,014 | $1,767 | $333,111 |
| 19.0 | 27883 | Stantonsburg | 4,128 | — | $182,436 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.