Wilson's Mills, NC housing market
The typical Wilson's Mills home is worth about $275,000, down 2.4% in a year, 18% below the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 55 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wilson's Mills compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Wilson's Mills at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.3 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Wilson's Mills | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $135,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $149,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $161,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $174,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $198,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $243,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $277,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $284,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $287,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $276,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $275,000 | $335,000 |
4.4 years of income
The typical Wilson's Mills home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across North Carolina (4.6).
How Wilson's Mills ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,610
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wilson's Mills is $1,610 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Wilson's Mills pay a median of $1,021, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 31% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $1,400 · 4 bedrooms $2,680
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (27520, 27527, 27577, 27593; Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Wilson's Mills
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.