Median home value is about $144,300 — about 59% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).
Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $563 (about 52% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 73.4% (about 8.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 27022 in NC, a household would need roughly $40,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $927. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($41,645). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.