28722
Columbus, North Carolina.
Columbus, Polk County, NC · population 6,086
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$975 (+126%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $5,124 -2%
- $337,977$332,853 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $61,250 +23%
- $271,603$332,853 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.
- 28722$1,747
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.
Typical home values in zip 28722 fell 1.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Columbus, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28722
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28722$332,853
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 28782 | Tryon | 6,519 | — | $342,497 |
| 7.7 | 29322 | Campobello | 10,931 | — | $372,539 |
| 8.1 | 28756 | Mill Spring | 4,706 | — | $251,251 |
| 9.8 | 29356 | Landrum | 8,946 | — | $323,204 |
| 10.4 | 28773 | Saluda | 3,441 | — | $361,568 |
| 10.8 | 28139 | Rutherfordton | 20,008 | — | $242,594 |
| 11.8 | 29349 | Inman | 39,083 | $1,575 | $303,318 |
| 14.3 | 29323 | Chesnee | 15,573 | — | $289,005 |
| 14.5 | 28160 | Spindale | 3,665 | — | $152,114 |
| 14.6 | 28731 | Flat Rock | 8,672 | $1,802 | $456,186 |
| 15.6 | 28043 | Forest City | 20,930 | — | $188,711 |
| 15.8 | 29316 | Boiling Springs | 33,104 | $1,597 | $281,163 |
| 15.8 | 28746 | Lake Lure | 2,744 | $1,688 | $437,973 |
| 16.7 | 28726 | East Flat Rock | 4,363 | — | $288,296 |
| 17.4 | 28792 | Hendersonville | 36,645 | $1,621 | $367,731 |
| 17.7 | 29365 | Lyman | 14,068 | $1,652 | $305,747 |
| 17.9 | 29385 | Wellford | 8,180 | $1,619 | $278,076 |
| 18.9 | 29303 | Spartanburg | 28,381 | $1,405 | $206,767 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.