King, North Carolina.
Typical home $275,022 (+3.0% in a year), asking rent $1,422 . Winston-Salem, NC metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$811 (+128%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,933 +3%
- $267,090$275,022 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $61,170 +29%
- $213,853$275,022 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.
- King$1,444
- North Carolina$1,743
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in King, NC rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in King, Stokes County, North Carolina
King is a city of 7,197 people in Stokes County. Half its households earn more than $57,817 a year and half less, against $62,969 across Stokes County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 65% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 35% are rented. Unemployment in Stokes County was 3.4% in August 2026, and the county had 2.0% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. King is a small city in Stokes County where most homes are lived in by their owners. Household incomes run a little below the county's, and a modest share of residents live below the poverty line. Fewer adults hold a four-year degree than you might find in a larger city nearby.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, with manufacturing and shops also employing a good number. Some of the biggest workplaces in King are Walmart, the nursing and assisted-living facilities King Operator and Village Care of King, and the City of King itself. The typical commute is moderate, and a small share of residents work from home.
Things to do. Hanging Rock State Park, a protected area, and Tory's Falls, a waterfall, are both a short drive away, and Pilot Mountain State Park is another short drive for time outdoors. For a museum visit, Old Salem is a longer drive away. Winters here are cold and summers warm, so the outdoor spots suit the milder seasons best.
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- 3,216households
- 23%of adults have a degree
- 7%below the poverty line
- 25 mintypical commute
- 10%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Stokes County had 7,553 jobs in 2025, 2.0% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 48° and lows near 28°; warmest in July, with highs near 87° and lows near 67°.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Rural Hall weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in King
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters325
- King OperatorSkilled nursing facilities104
- Village Care of KingSkilled nursing facilities101
- City of KingMunicipal government97
- Lowes FoodsGrocery stores67
- Priddy Manor Assisted LivingAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities64
- Food LionGrocery stores62
- Rose TaraAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities42
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 10 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 914 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Ice stormsRelatively high
- Strong windRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
- Winter weatherRelatively moderate
- TornadoesRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in King’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Stokes County and the Winston-Salem, NC metro.
King home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- King$275,022
- North Carolina$332,159
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 King listings — the market is heating up.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- King27.69%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- King65
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- King21
Zip codes with a King address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls King — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.