28609
Catawba, North Carolina.
Catawba, Catawba County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 6,615
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$976 (+143%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $9,349 +3%
- $306,741$316,090 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $78,152 +33%
- $237,938$316,090 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.
- 28609$1,659
- 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 28609 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Catawba, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28609
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28609$316,090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 28673 | Sherrills Ford | 6,874 | $1,927 | $498,560 |
| 6.1 | 28610 | Claremont | 10,192 | — | $258,014 |
| 8.1 | 28682 | Terrell | 1,701 | $1,694 | $520,647 |
| 8.5 | 28677 | Statesville | 38,819 | $1,542 | $278,560 |
| 9.2 | 28650 | Maiden | 12,746 | — | $313,602 |
| 9.8 | 28613 | Conover | 23,357 | — | $275,464 |
| 10.0 | 28166 | Troutman | 11,875 | $2,078 | $388,530 |
| 11.0 | 28658 | Newton | 26,336 | $1,348 | $255,911 |
| 11.0 | 28678 | Stony Point | 5,064 | — | $271,369 |
| 11.3 | 28117 | Mooresville | 48,826 | $1,584 | $628,867 |
| 11.9 | 28037 | Denver | 28,768 | $1,945 | $551,536 |
| 15.8 | 28080 | Iron Station | 7,606 | — | $418,306 |
| 16.0 | 28625 | Statesville | 39,574 | $1,977 | $308,096 |
| 16.5 | 28031 | Cornelius | 31,733 | $1,750 | $537,301 |
| 16.8 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 17.0 | 28115 | Mooresville | 43,544 | $1,968 | $401,150 |
| 17.4 | 28092 | Lincolnton | 40,350 | $1,376 | $296,311 |
| 18.4 | 28636 | Hiddenite | 4,496 | — | $231,138 |
| 18.6 | 28602 | Hickory | 31,113 | $1,572 | $250,116 |
| 18.7 | 28006 | Alexis | 1,518 | — | $337,228 |
| 19.4 | 28681 | Taylorsville | 25,566 | — | $268,606 |
| 19.6 | 28036 | Davidson | 22,963 | $2,107 | $650,070 |
| 19.7 | 28164 | Stanley | 16,874 | $1,806 | $364,284 |
| 19.9 | 28125 | Mount Ulla | 2,765 | — | $448,771 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.