28690
Valdese, North Carolina.
Valdese, Burke County, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro · population 9,196
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$752 (+140%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $544 +0%
- $245,340$245,884 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $55,397 +29%
- $190,487$245,884 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.
- 28690$1,291
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in zip 28690 rose 0.2% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Valdese, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28690
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28690$245,884
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 28612 | Connelly Springs | 11,290 | — | $236,219 |
| 9.4 | 28638 | Hudson | 12,363 | — | $248,208 |
| 9.6 | 28655 | Morganton | 55,100 | $1,444 | $256,270 |
| 10.9 | 28630 | Granite Falls | 19,382 | — | $254,837 |
| 11.3 | 28602 | Hickory | 31,113 | $1,572 | $250,116 |
| 14.1 | 28601 | Hickory | 53,329 | $1,475 | $303,770 |
| 14.9 | 28020 | Casar | 2,240 | — | $145,305 |
| 14.9 | 28168 | Vale | 10,484 | — | $291,937 |
| 17.0 | 28645 | Lenoir | 45,997 | $1,364 | $215,085 |
| 18.8 | 28090 | Lawndale | 7,268 | — | $167,637 |
| 18.9 | 28761 | Nebo | 8,150 | — | $366,920 |
| 19.8 | 28658 | Newton | 26,336 | $1,348 | $255,911 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.