27981
Wanchese, North Carolina.
Wanchese, Dare County, NC · Kill Devil Hills, NC metro · population 1,969
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,093 (+135%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $235 +0%
- $362,224$362,459 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $76,189 +27%
- $286,270$362,459 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.
- 27981$1,902
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 27981 rose 0.1% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Wanchese, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 27981
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 27981$362,459
- Kill Devil Hills$597,320
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 27959 | Nags Head | 3,170 | — | $710,287 |
| 4.4 | 27954 | Manteo | 7,237 | — | $511,513 |
| 11.5 | 27948 | Kill Devil Hills | 12,436 | $2,112 | $522,121 |
| 13.5 | 27953 | Manns Harbor | 999 | — | $337,802 |
| 14.4 | 27968 | Rodanthe | 781 | — | $587,466 |
| 15.1 | 27978 | Stumpy Point | 237 | — | $333,505 |
| 18.1 | 27949 | Kitty Hawk | 8,251 | — | $781,071 |
| 19.0 | 27941 | Harbinger | 641 | — | $512,174 |
| 19.2 | 27964 | Point Harbor | 554 | — | $475,684 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.