28681
Taylorsville, North Carolina.
Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 25,566
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$830 (+143%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $18,376 +7%
- $250,230$268,606 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $65,671 +32%
- $202,936$268,606 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.
- 28681$1,410
- 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 28681 rose 7.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Taylorsville, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28681
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28681$268,606
- Hickory$266,722
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 28636 | Hiddenite | 4,496 | — | $231,138 |
| 10.5 | 28606 | Boomer | 2,187 | — | $210,512 |
| 10.6 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 3,168 | — | $237,197 |
| 10.7 | 28678 | Stony Point | 5,064 | — | $271,369 |
| 11.9 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 12.6 | 28613 | Conover | 23,357 | — | $275,464 |
| 12.9 | 28630 | Granite Falls | 19,382 | — | $254,837 |
| 14.0 | 28610 | Claremont | 10,192 | — | $258,014 |
| 15.2 | 28697 | Wilkesboro | 13,412 | — | $272,190 |
| 15.3 | 28638 | Hudson | 12,363 | — | $248,208 |
| 17.4 | 28624 | Ferguson | 1,438 | — | $220,548 |
| 18.2 | 28689 | Union Grove | 2,188 | — | $345,759 |
| 18.4 | 28645 | Lenoir | 45,997 | $1,364 | $215,085 |
| 18.7 | 28659 | North Wilkesboro | 21,422 | — | $209,576 |
| 19.1 | 28625 | Statesville | 39,574 | $1,977 | $308,096 |
| 19.3 | 28602 | Hickory | 31,113 | $1,572 | $250,116 |
| 19.4 | 28609 | Catawba | 6,615 | — | $316,090 |
| 19.8 | 28658 | Newton | 26,336 | $1,348 | $255,911 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.