28606
Boomer, North Carolina.
Boomer, Wilkes County, NC · North Wilkesboro, NC metro · population 2,187
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$649 (+142%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,533 +4%
- $201,979$210,512 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $52,594 +33%
- $157,918$210,512 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.
- 28606$1,105
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 28606 rose 4.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Wilkes County, NC 89% · Caldwell County, NC 11%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Boomer, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28606
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28606$210,512
- North Wilkesboro$225,065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 28624 | Ferguson | 1,438 | — | $220,548 |
| 9.2 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 3,168 | — | $237,197 |
| 10.2 | 28697 | Wilkesboro | 13,412 | — | $272,190 |
| 10.5 | 28681 | Taylorsville | 25,566 | — | $268,606 |
| 11.3 | 28665 | Purlear | 2,483 | — | $289,657 |
| 13.9 | 28645 | Lenoir | 45,997 | $1,364 | $215,085 |
| 15.2 | 28651 | Millers Creek | 5,578 | — | $229,203 |
| 15.3 | 28659 | North Wilkesboro | 21,422 | — | $209,576 |
| 15.4 | 28618 | Deep Gap | 2,208 | — | $396,949 |
| 15.9 | 28636 | Hiddenite | 4,496 | — | $231,138 |
| 16.7 | 28630 | Granite Falls | 19,382 | — | $254,837 |
| 17.1 | 28638 | Hudson | 12,363 | — | $248,208 |
| 19.4 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 19.5 | 28626 | Fleetwood | 3,173 | — | $405,918 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.