ZIP 27106
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 27106 usually run 2.1% below trend in December and 1.6% above it in September, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27106 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2015.
Rent in ZIP 27106 changed +9.0% 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 27106 rose 56% while median household income rose 32% ($51,935 to $68,568). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 27106 is 64.4% 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 ($68,568) is $1,714 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,360); a 3-bedroom is $1,770.
2nd cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Winston-Salem.
ZIP 27105, 5 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,122/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27106. 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 27106 (Winston-Salem, NC) is majority owner-occupied, 50.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27106 in Winston-Salem, NC has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 27106 in Winston-Salem, NC has climbed from $972 to $1,327, a 36.5% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 27106 in Winston-Salem, NC now reports about $68,568, up from $61,158 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 6.4% since 2021, moving from about 46,688 residents to roughly 49,670. College-educated residents now make up 50.3% of adults here, versus 45.8% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 27106 in Winston-Salem, NC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27106 covers Winston-Salem, NC. The median rent here is $1,327/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,190/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,360/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($68,568/yr), ZIP 27106 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.0% over the past year.
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At $1,327/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 27106's median household income ($68,568/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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