28697
Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC · North Wilkesboro, NC metro · population 13,412
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$833 (+140%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $10,238 +4%
- $261,952$272,190 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $68,905 +34%
- $203,285$272,190 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.
- 28697$1,429
- 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 28697 rose 3.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Wilkesboro, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28697
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28697$272,190
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 28654 | Moravian Falls | 3,168 | — | $237,197 |
| 5.1 | 28659 | North Wilkesboro | 21,422 | — | $209,576 |
| 10.2 | 28606 | Boomer | 2,187 | — | $210,512 |
| 11.2 | 28669 | Roaring River | 2,935 | — | $210,567 |
| 11.6 | 28651 | Millers Creek | 5,578 | — | $229,203 |
| 12.8 | 28665 | Purlear | 2,483 | — | $289,657 |
| 13.7 | 28635 | Hays | 2,669 | — | $203,874 |
| 14.0 | 28670 | Ronda | 2,124 | — | $208,659 |
| 14.0 | 28624 | Ferguson | 1,438 | — | $220,548 |
| 14.4 | 28689 | Union Grove | 2,188 | — | $345,759 |
| 14.5 | 28636 | Hiddenite | 4,496 | — | $231,138 |
| 15.2 | 28681 | Taylorsville | 25,566 | — | $268,606 |
| 16.1 | 28685 | Traphill | 2,181 | — | $188,498 |
| 19.7 | 27020 | Hamptonville | 6,207 | — | $245,963 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.