Winston - NC housing market
The Winston metro has a typical home value of $280,379, up 2.1% from a year ago. Homes sell in 22 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 $280,379 as of August 2026, down 0.0% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and up 2.1% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $273,415 to $281,543.
Homes are going pending in about 22 days, slower than the 14 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,616 homes for sale, 13% more than a year ago. 31.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 26.7% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,541 a month, up 3.7% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.2.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($56,076), the typical Winston home costs about $1,904 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $81,600 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 ($280,379) 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 2.1% over the past year. In Winston - NC, that means a home worth $274,612 last year is now worth roughly $280,379.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $275,739. Homes are selling at 98.1% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Winston - NC sit on the market for roughly 22 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 31.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 796 new listings hit the market each month in Winston - NC. There are currently 2,616 homes for sale, up 12.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Winston - NC is $1,541, up 3.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.2x, toss-up (#146 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,553 a month in principal and interest, $12 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.32% 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 | $384,458 | -0.5% | 33.0d |
| Raleigh - NC | $431,269 | -1.8% | 28.0d |
| Greensboro - NC | $263,188 | +1.0% | 20.0d |
| Durham - NC | $405,282 | -2.2% | 29.0d |
| Fayetteville - NC | $255,537 | +0.4% | 28.0d |
| Asheville - NC | $419,186 | -3.3% | 54.0d |