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Median Home Price in Kernersville, NC

The median home value in Kernersville, NC is $323,709 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.34% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$323,709

Year-over-Year

+1.34%

Population

28,522

Kernersville ranks #48 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 4.6% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Forsyth County, where the county-wide median is $286,414.

Housing affordability in Kernersville

Median household income in Kernersville is $71,918, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Kernersville

Kernersville police recorded a violent crime rate of 228 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 3,148 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Kernersville

What is the average home price in Kernersville, NC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Kernersville, that value is $323,709. That's up 1.34% from a year earlier. It is about 4.6% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Kernersville expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kernersville are more expensive than Forsyth County as a whole, where the median is $286,414 — a difference of about 13.0%.

Is Kernersville affordable?

Median household income here is $71,918, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kernersville a safe place to live?

Kernersville police reported 228 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 28,522. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.