Sep 2026
$314K
-0.0% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Winston-Salem, NC housing market
Winston-Salem, NC metro median sale price $314K in Sep 2026, unchanged year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Winston-Salem, NC metro is $314K as of Sep 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows a larger change, up 3.3% through Q2 2026, 3.3 points apart; Price reconciliation below shows both.
On median sale price, Winston-Salem ($314K) ranks 9th of the 15 North Carolina metros Pecan Street tracks, between Jacksonville ($318K) and Hickory ($303K). On median days on market, Winston-Salem (60 days) ranks 13th of the 15 North Carolina metros, between Durham (60 days) and Raleigh (59 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Winston-Salem (44%) ranks 4th of the 15 North Carolina metros, between Raleigh (44%) and Greensboro (43%).
Listings spent a median 60 days on market in Sep 2026. 44% of active listings carry a price cut, 0.8 points more than a year earlier. That share is higher than in most of the 385 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. Median asking prices sit about 7% above the median sale price.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,720 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $74K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio down 8.4% from a year earlier. Active listings ask a median $180 per square foot, unchanged from a year earlier.
In nine of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; three are higher.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,720/mo
$74K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Winston-Salem compares to other U.S. metros
| Price cuts | ↑89th of 385 (top 24%) |
|---|---|
| Home-price growth | ↓285th of 383 |
| Price-to-rent | 211th of 373 |
| Asking-vs-sale gap | 139th of 292 (top 48%) |
| Days on market | 182nd of 385 (top 48%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 15 -8.4% YoY 211th of 373 |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $180 0.0% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 44% +0.8 pts YoY ↑89th of 385 (top 24%) |
|---|
The median asking price $335K runs about 7% above the median sale price $314K.
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, this month); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, a rolling 3-month median) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 12 shown of 37 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
amber · 3.3ppRedfin (metro) -0.0% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +3.3% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27012 | $425K↓ | 121↑ | 56↑ | 54↑ | 62↑ | $385K↓ |
| 27028 | $335K↑ | 82↑ | 36↑ | 36↑ | 66↑ | $283K↑ |
| 27103 | $324K↑ | 142↑ | 50↑ | 60↑ | 55↑ | $277K↓ |
| 27104 | $327K↓ | 91↑ | 44↓ | 38↓ | 50↑ | $371K↑ |
| 27105 | $238K↓ | 104↑ | 36↑ | 44↑ | 55↑ | $169K↓ |
| 27106 | $379K↓ | 178↓ | 72↑ | 82↑ | 48↓ | $331K↓ |
| 27107 | $314K↓ | 142↑ | 46↑ | 62↑ | 66↑ | $242K↑ |
| 27127 | $299K↓ | 172↑ | 62↑ | 76↑ | 63↓ | $255K↓ |
| 27284 | $374K↑ | 166↓ | 72↓ | 76↓ | 64↑ | $321K↑ |
| 27292 | $310K↓ | 144↑ | 52 | 70↑ | 67↑ | $250K↑ |
| 27295 | $330K↓ | 147↑ | 38↑ | 70↑ | 59↑ | $292K↑ |
| 27360 | $260K↓ | 122↑ | 62↑ | 68↑ | 58↑ | $237K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.