Wilson, NC 27893 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 90
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Home Value
$171,655
−1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
90
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
72 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,165/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
57%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$108
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 57% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 24% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+9% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (90/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.5% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $44k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $108 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (47% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.6% to +6.8% (80% range; middle estimate −0.3%), chance of a rise 47%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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Other ZIP codes in Wilson County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, NC 27896 | $278K | −1.2% | 38 |
| Elm City, NC 27822 | $234.5K | +0.9% | 33 |
| Lucama, NC 27851 | $209.8K | +0.3% | 21 |
| Stantonsburg, NC 27883 | $186.9K | +0.8% | 32 |
| Sims, NC 27880 | $299.9K | −0.4% | 34 |
| Wilson, NC 27813 | $166.3K | −2.1% | 18 |
| ZIP 27873 | – | – | 13 |