ZIP 27103
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 27103 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.6% above it in July, about $54 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27103 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 27103 changed +4.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 North Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 27103 rose 48.6% while median household income rose 33.3% ($50,262 to $67,012). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 27103 is 52.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,012) is $1,675 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,380); a 3-bedroom is $1,800.
6th cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Winston-Salem.
ZIP 27104, 2 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,347/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27103. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 27103 (Winston-Salem, NC) is roughly split between renters and owners, 45.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27103 in Winston-Salem, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 27103 in Winston-Salem, NC has shifted from $1,190 to $1,651, up 38.7% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $53,486 to $67,012 across the same window, up 25.3% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 27103 in Winston-Salem, NC losing about 2,025 residents over the five-year window, down 5.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 47.2% to 45.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 39.3% to 45.1% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 27103 in Winston-Salem, NC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27103 covers Winston-Salem, NC. The median rent here is $1,651/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,210/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,380/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($67,012/yr), ZIP 27103 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.6% over the past year.
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