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Median Home Price in Winston-Salem, NC

The median home value in Winston-Salem, NC is $265,029 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$265,029

Year-over-Year

+0.29%

Population

254,041

Winston-Salem ranks #68 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 14.4% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Forsyth County, where the county-wide median is $286,414.

Housing affordability in Winston-Salem

Median household income in Winston-Salem is $59,268, 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 Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem police recorded a violent crime rate of 810 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,921 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 Winston-Salem

What is the average home price in Winston-Salem, 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 Winston-Salem, that value is $265,029. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. It is about 14.4% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Winston-Salem expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Winston-Salem are cheaper than Forsyth County as a whole, where the median is $286,414 — a difference of about 7.5%.

Is Winston-Salem affordable?

Median household income here is $59,268, 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 Winston-Salem a safe place to live?

Winston-Salem police reported 810 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 254,041. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.