28786
Waynesville, North Carolina.
Waynesville, Haywood County, NC · Asheville, NC metro · population 22,056
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$970 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $11,840 -3%
- $351,482$339,642 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $52,338 +18%
- $287,304$339,642 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.
- 28786$1,783
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.
Typical home values in zip 28786 fell 3.4% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Waynesville, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28786
Against the Asheville, NC metro and the national benchmark.
- 28786$1,749
- Asheville$1,706
- United States$1,930
Typical home value — 28786
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28786$339,642
- Asheville$416,031
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 28745 | Lake Junaluska | 670 | — | $441,891 |
| 6.0 | 28707 | Balsam | 461 | — | $294,883 |
| 7.6 | 28716 | Canton | 16,863 | $1,600 | $283,658 |
| 7.7 | 28751 | Maggie Valley | 4,159 | $1,250 | $384,264 |
| 12.3 | 28721 | Clyde | 10,698 | — | $336,288 |
| 13.8 | 28785 | Waynesville | 8,311 | — | $386,715 |
| 14.3 | 28779 | Sylva | 18,064 | $1,275 | $330,140 |
| 14.7 | 28723 | Cullowhee | 12,756 | — | $424,729 |
| 14.8 | 28783 | Tuckasegee | 1,785 | — | $454,401 |
| 15.2 | 28708 | Balsam Grove | 456 | — | $315,816 |
| 16.2 | 28715 | Candler | 30,328 | $1,827 | $407,896 |
| 18.6 | 28748 | Leicester | 12,230 | $1,762 | $421,039 |
| 18.6 | 28789 | Whittier | 5,788 | — | $330,226 |
| 19.4 | 28768 | Pisgah Forest | 6,759 | — | $448,791 |
| 19.6 | 28742 | Horse Shoe | 2,710 | — | $489,482 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.