28665
Purlear, North Carolina.
Purlear, Wilkes County, NC · North Wilkesboro, NC metro · population 2,483
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$932 (+159%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $20,590 +8%
- $269,067$289,657 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $77,418 +36%
- $212,240$289,657 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.
- 28665$1,520
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 28665 rose 7.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Purlear, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28665
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28665$289,657
- North Wilkesboro$225,065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.6 | 28651 | Millers Creek | 5,578 | — | $229,203 |
| 6.6 | 28624 | Ferguson | 1,438 | — | $220,548 |
| 7.7 | 28618 | Deep Gap | 2,208 | — | $396,949 |
| 9.1 | 28626 | Fleetwood | 3,173 | — | $405,918 |
| 11.3 | 28606 | Boomer | 2,187 | — | $210,512 |
| 11.9 | 28694 | West Jefferson | 7,626 | — | $355,579 |
| 12.8 | 28697 | Wilkesboro | 13,412 | — | $272,190 |
| 13.5 | 28640 | Jefferson | 4,820 | — | $373,602 |
| 15.1 | 28607 | Boone | 35,679 | $2,336 | $491,351 |
| 16.1 | 28684 | Todd | 1,961 | — | $459,488 |
| 16.1 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 3,168 | — | $237,197 |
| 16.2 | 28635 | Hays | 2,669 | — | $203,874 |
| 16.4 | 28644 | Laurel Springs | 1,433 | — | $293,321 |
| 16.7 | 28659 | North Wilkesboro | 21,422 | — | $209,576 |
| 18.6 | 28645 | Lenoir | 45,997 | $1,364 | $215,085 |
| 19.0 | 28617 | Crumpler | 1,839 | — | $330,534 |
| 19.0 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | — | $775,424 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.