28043
Forest City, North Carolina.
Forest City, Rutherford County, NC · Forest City, NC metro · population 20,930
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$527 (+114%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,112 +4%
- $181,599$188,711 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $32,081 +20%
- $156,631$188,711 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.
- 28043$990
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 19 years.
Typical home values in zip 28043 rose 3.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Forest City, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28043
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28043$188,711
- Forest City$214,498
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | 28160 | Spindale | 3,665 | — | $152,114 |
| 7.6 | 28139 | Rutherfordton | 20,008 | — | $242,594 |
| 8.6 | 28040 | Ellenboro | 6,961 | — | $185,180 |
| 8.9 | 28114 | Mooresboro | 7,104 | — | $155,295 |
| 12.1 | 28017 | Boiling Springs | 663 | — | $230,482 |
| 12.6 | 28018 | Bostic | 5,034 | — | $215,907 |
| 12.9 | 29323 | Chesnee | 15,573 | — | $289,005 |
| 14.3 | 28167 | Union Mills | 2,253 | — | $235,652 |
| 14.8 | 28136 | Polkville | 66 | — | $144,580 |
| 15.6 | 28722 | Columbus | 6,086 | — | $332,853 |
| 16.1 | 29341 | Gaffney | 20,647 | $980 | $227,134 |
| 16.4 | 28152 | Shelby | 26,134 | $1,299 | $220,663 |
| 16.8 | 28150 | Shelby | 28,142 | $1,017 | $201,617 |
| 16.8 | 28782 | Tryon | 6,519 | — | $342,497 |
| 17.7 | 28756 | Mill Spring | 4,706 | — | $251,251 |
| 18.3 | 29330 | Cowpens | 8,572 | — | $204,175 |
| 19.4 | 28020 | Casar | 2,240 | — | $145,305 |
| 19.7 | 28746 | Lake Lure | 2,744 | $1,688 | $437,973 |
| 19.7 | 29316 | Boiling Springs | 33,104 | $1,597 | $281,163 |
| 19.8 | 29322 | Campobello | 10,931 | — | $372,539 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.