Wilkesboro, NC 28697 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 76
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Home Value
$275,786
+4.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
76
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
135 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
65%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$132
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 65% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 38% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−11% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (76/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.9% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $66k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,135 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $132 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.6% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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Other ZIP codes in Wilkes County, NC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 | $211.4K | +3.7% | 75 |
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| Hays, NC 28635 | $207.1K | +5.4% | 87 |
| Purlear, NC 28665 | $288.7K | +8.1% | 95 |
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| Traphill, NC 28685 | $188.2K | +5.4% | 84 |
| Ronda, NC 28670 | $212.9K | +7.6% | 49 |
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