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The median home value in Wilkes County, NC is $226,949 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.03% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$226,949
Year-over-Year
+5.03%
National Rank
#1632 of 3071
Wilkes County ranks 71st out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -3.5% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Wilkes County -16.9% below the NC state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.3%, from $226,350 in May 2026 to $226,949 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $226,350 | +5.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $232,006 | +5.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $227,948 | +5.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $226,949 | +5.0% |
Households here earn a median of $51,721 a year against a typical home value of $226,949 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 73% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wilkes County recorded a violent crime rate of 301 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,524 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 7,975 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wilkes County is $226,949. That's up 5.03% from a year earlier. That is about 3.5% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Wilkes County the 71st most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $51,721, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wilkes County recorded 301 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,975 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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