Winston-Salem, NC Average Home Price (2026)
The average home price in Winston-Salem is about $255,000 (the 2026 median, at ~$182/sq ft) — 12% more affordable than the typical U.S. home. Below: average prices by home size, what it costs to live here, and a free estimator for your own address.
Thinking of moving to Winston-Salem?
Winston-Salem sits in Forsyth County, where the typical home runs $296,500.
Here’s what the numbers say about housing costs in Winston-Salem. A typical home runs about $255,000, which is 12% more affordable than the national median and 11% more affordable than the North Carolina average. At roughly $182 per square foot, a median budget here buys you around 1,400 sq ft of home.
Prices swing a lot by neighborhood: across Winston-Salem’s 7 ZIP codes, the most affordable is 27105 (~$170,000) and the priciest is 27104 (~$369,000) — roughly a 2.2× difference. If you’re relocating, that spread is where the real budgeting happens, so it pays to target ZIP by ZIP rather than the citywide average.
Winston-Salem home value by size
Using the local rate of about $182 per square foot, here’s a rough estimate by home size. Condition, lot, and exact location move these meaningfully.
| Home size | Estimated value |
|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | $182,000 |
| 1,500 sq ft | $273,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $364,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $455,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $546,000 |
Home value appreciation in Winston-Salem
Home prices in Winston-Salem have risen about 109% over the last 10 years (≈7.6% a year) and +105.7% over 20 years, according to the FHFA house price index through 2025. The most recent year came in at +3.3% — still rising. A home worth $255,000 today was worth roughly $122,244 ten years ago.
See where that trend takes a specific home with the home appreciation calculator — statewide, North Carolina is +106.6% over the same 10 years. Past appreciation is a track record, not a forecast; local prices can fall.
Calculators for Winston-Salem
Run the numbers for Winston-Salem with the local rates already filled in — change any input to test your own situation.
Salary needed to buy a home in Winston-Salem
To buy the typical $255,000 home in Winston-Salem with 20% down, you need a household income of roughly $69,000 a year (about $1,620 a month for the mortgage, taxes, and insurance). With 10% down the bar rises to about $82,000, because the loan is bigger and mortgage insurance kicks in.
| Down payment | Cash down | Monthly payment | Income needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% (+PMI) | $12,800 | $2,010/mo | $86,000/yr |
| 10% (+PMI) | $25,500 | $1,920/mo | $82,000/yr |
| 20% | $51,000 | $1,620/mo | $69,000/yr |
Assumes a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.5%, property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.45% of value per year, PMI of 0.75% on loans with less than 20% down, and the standard 28% housing-to-income rule. Your rate, taxes, and HOA will move these — run your own numbers in the mortgage calculator.
What your budget buys in Winston-Salem
At about $182 per square foot, here is roughly how much home different budgets get you in Winston-Salem:
| Budget | Approx. size | What that looks like locally |
|---|---|---|
| $150k | 820 sq ft | below the local median — condos, smaller or older homes |
| $200k | 1100 sq ft | below the local median — condos, smaller or older homes |
| $250k | 1370 sq ft | around the typical home here |
| $300k | 1650 sq ft | around the typical home here |
| $400k | 2200 sq ft | above the median — larger homes or the pricier ZIPs |
Wondering where that budget goes further? The relocation calculator ranks hundreds of U.S. cities by what the same money buys — it opens pre-filled with a typical Winston-Salem home so you can see where a Winston-Salem budget goes further.
Winston-Salem home prices by ZIP code
Every Winston-Salem ZIP code we track, from the priciest to the most affordable. Click a ZIP for its own page with price per square foot, value by home size, and the salary needed to buy there.
| ZIP code | Typical home value | $ / sq ft | vs Winston-Salem median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27104 | $369,000 | $180 | +45% |
| 27106 | $330,000 | $182 | +29% |
| 27103 | $276,000 | $183 | +8% |
| 27127 | $255,000 | $175 | +0% |
| 27107 | $241,000 | $182 | -5% |
| 27101 | $223,000 | $197 | -13% |
| 27105 | $170,000 | $163 | -33% |
Moving to Winston-Salem from somewhere else? Compare your current home against Winston-Salem prices — enter your ZIP and the calculator shows whether your budget buys more or less here.
Living in Winston-Salem: what to know before you move
Home prices tell you what it costs to buy in Winston-Salem, but daily life depends on much more. On housing alone, a typical home here runs $255,000 (~$182/sq ft), 12% more affordable than the national median — making Winston-Salem about average to buy in. That’s usually the biggest line in a household budget, but it’s only part of the picture. Here’s where to research the things home values don’t capture:
- Schools. School quality varies widely by neighborhood and shapes both family life and resale value. Check Winston-Salem school ratings and attendance zones on GreatSchools.
- Cost of living. Beyond the mortgage, weigh groceries, utilities, healthcare, and local taxes. Compare Winston-Salem’s cost of living.
- Safety. Crime and safety differ block to block, so check local data before settling on an area. Review Winston-Salem crime and safety stats.
- The bigger picture. For history, economy, climate, and local context, read about Winston-Salem on Wikipedia.
We specialize in housing data; the links above go to independent sources so you can verify schools, safety, and cost of living for yourself — the details that matter most when you’re choosing where to live.
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Grow your home’s value in Winston-Salem
Use our Increase Home Value calculator to see which improvements add the most, or read the pre-sale projects that actually pay off. See how Winston-Salem stacks up against other North Carolina cities on the North Carolina home values page, or browse the full U.S. directory.
Directional estimates from public market data (Realtor.com & Zillow research), not appraisals. Actual values vary by home and change over time.
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