28774
Sapphire, North Carolina.
Sapphire, Transylvania County, NC · Brevard, NC metro · population 1,451
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,240 (+186%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,667 +1%
- $647,836$656,503 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $158,765 +32%
- $497,739$656,503 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.
- 28774$3,446
- 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 28774 rose 1.3% over the past year — in step with the nation.
This zip spans 2 counties: Transylvania County, NC 62% · Jackson County, NC 38%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Sapphire, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28774
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28774$656,503
- Brevard$462,070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 28717 | Cashiers | 1,265 | — | $1,614,909 |
| 6.0 | 28747 | Lake Toxaway | 2,021 | — | $673,368 |
| 7.9 | 28736 | Glenville | 1,000 | — | $825,460 |
| 9.7 | 28772 | Rosman | 1,375 | — | $316,849 |
| 11.0 | 29676 | Salem | 6,016 | — | $561,601 |
| 11.1 | 28783 | Tuckasegee | 1,785 | — | $454,401 |
| 11.3 | 29685 | Sunset | 1,964 | — | $1,369,144 |
| 11.5 | 29686 | Tamassee | 989 | — | $330,561 |
| 12.1 | 28741 | Highlands | 4,257 | — | $1,094,899 |
| 14.3 | 28712 | Brevard | 19,977 | $1,998 | $457,270 |
| 14.8 | 28708 | Balsam Grove | 456 | — | $315,816 |
| 14.8 | 28723 | Cullowhee | 12,756 | — | $424,729 |
| 18.1 | 29664 | Mountain Rest | 1,553 | — | $257,152 |
| 18.8 | 29671 | Pickens | 18,666 | — | $280,400 |
| 19.0 | 28775 | Scaly Mountain | 674 | — | $470,975 |
| 19.7 | 29682 | Six Mile | 3,957 | — | $451,436 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.