Winston - NC housing market
The Winston metro has a typical home value of $277,512, up 1.7% from a year ago. Homes sell in 26 days on average, a balanced market. 31% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Winston housing market, October 2026
The typical Winston home is worth $277,512 as of September 2026, down 0.0% from the prior month, down 0.1% over three months, and up 1.7% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $270,659 to $278,705.
Homes are going pending in about 26 days, slower than the 16 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,641 homes for sale, 15% more than a year ago. 31.4% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 28.4% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,529 a month, up 4.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.1.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($55,502), the typical Winston home costs about $1,884 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $80,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($277,512) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Winston - NC metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 1.7% over the past year. In Winston - NC, that means a home worth $272,873 last year is now worth roughly $277,512.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $273,972. Homes are selling at 97.9% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Winston - NC sit on the market for roughly 26 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 31.4% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 760 new listings hit the market each month in Winston - NC. There are currently 2,641 homes for sale, up 15.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Winston - NC is $1,529, up 4.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.1x, toss-up (#147 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,537 a month in principal and interest, $8 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.35% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in NC
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte - NC | $381,392 | -0.8% | 36.0d |
| Raleigh - NC | $428,267 | -1.7% | 31.0d |
| Greensboro - NC | $260,556 | +0.8% | 22.0d |
| Durham - NC | $401,581 | -2.5% | 32.0d |
| Fayetteville - NC | $253,782 | +0.3% | 32.0d |
| Asheville - NC | $416,031 | -3.3% | 60.0d |