Winston-Salem housing market: home prices and forecast
For Winston-Salem home prices, the typical Winston-Salem, North Carolina home was valued at $260,047 in September 2026. The Zillow Home Value Index, 0% from a year earlier, placed it −1.1% below its March 2026 peak of $262,817.
- Value of a typical home
- $260,047September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- 0%. Since September 2025.
Winston-Salem home prices since 2000
Winston-Salem appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. From January 2000 to now, the typical Winston-Salem home rose from $111,504 to $260,047, a ×2.33 increase. Over the same months, the US recorded ×2.99. The boom reached its high of $141,964 in April 2008, followed by a low of $119,874 in June 2013, a −15.6% change.
Yearly median home price in Winston-Salem
The annual figure averages the twelve monthly values. For 2026, it shows the latest month.
| Year | Winston-Salem | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $113,796 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $118,524 | +4.2% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $121,985 | +2.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $124,181 | +1.8% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $127,834 | +2.9% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $131,480 | +2.9% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $136,143 | +3.5% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $139,654 | +2.6% | $208,449 |
| 2009 | $137,695 | $177,542 | |
| 2010 | $134,011 | −2.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $128,368 | −4.2% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $123,200 | −4.0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $120,687 | −2.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $122,732 | +1.7% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $124,965 | +1.8% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $129,693 | +3.8% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $135,782 | +4.7% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $145,350 | +7.0% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $158,139 | +8.8% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $171,505 | +8.5% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $200,243 | +16.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $231,683 | +15.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $244,301 | +5.4% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $259,166 | +6.1% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $260,342 | +0.5% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $260,047 | 0% | $366,157 |
Current value of Winston-Salem homes bought in any year
This is an index-based estimate for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Its yearly figure comes from the average of twelve monthly index values; September 2026 provides the current value. Other choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Forecast for the Winston-Salem housing market
For the Winston, NC metro, Zillow's forecast puts the 12-month change from September 2026 at +2.4% and the change over the next three months at +0.9%. With Winston-Salem's typical value at $260,047, that points to about $266,300 a year on.
This is Zillow's central forecast for the metro, repeated here; the site does not publish a forecast of its own. Such forecasts for 12 months have usually been off by several percentage points, either above or below the realised change. This is not investment advice.
See forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Crash risk score for the Winston-Salem housing market
46 out of 100, high
Using five conditions that were high before previous price declines, the score ranks Winston-Salem among 292 cities. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, then the five scores are given equal weight and averaged. It shows current conditions; it does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +17.3% | 67 | 20% |
| Time listed on the market vs 2019 | −1.6% | 34 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 14.7 | 24 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.5 | 42 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | 0% | 65 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. See how each input is scored in the scoring methodology. See the full ranking of 292 cities in crash risk rankings.
Winston-Salem inventory and time on the market
For September 2026 the Winston, NC metro listed 2,224 homes for sale, up +21.1% from a year earlier and +17.3% from the same month of 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 60 days (−1.6% against 2019), while 23.8% of listings received a price cut.
| Winston, NC metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 2,224 | +21.1% |
| New listings | 856 | |
| Median days on market | 60 | +16.7% |
| Median list price | $334,900 | −4.6% |
| Share with a price cut | 23.8% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Winston-Salem cost of living
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places the typical asking rent in Winston-Salem at $1,478 each month, up +4.8% over a year. That rent would take 14.7 years to cover the cost of the typical home. With median household income at $57,758 (Census ACS 2024), the typical home costs 4.5 years of income. BEA lists the metro's prices at 92.0, compared with a US average of 100, and its housing costs at 71.4.
The salary needed to move there, plus rent and prices: cost of living in Winston-Salem.
Other housing markets across North Carolina
- $389,648 for Charlotte.
- $424,663 for Raleigh.
- $260,573 for Greensboro.
- $384,724 for Durham.
- Fayetteville, North Carolina $221,511
- Wilmington, North Carolina $416,464
- Asheville $444,478
- Chapel Hill $621,909
For the whole state: North Carolina housing market.
How to read this chart
Every point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Winston-Salem. It gives the smoothed, seasonally adjusted value, in that month's dollars, for a typical home in the market's middle third. The hollow dot indicates the selected month on the slider, while the terracotta dot shows the most recent month. These figures are not adjusted for inflation. The index tracks a typical home, not one specific property. For a particular home, use the card above or the home appreciation calculator with its own sale price.