ZIP 27265
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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January. Asking rents in ZIP 27265 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 27265 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 27265 changed +3.2% 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 27265 rose 41.4% while median household income rose 20.9% ($61,193 to $73,981). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 27265 is 48.8% 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 ($73,981) is $1,850 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,530); a 3-bedroom is $1,980.
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in High Point.
ZIP 27262, 3 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,269/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 27265. 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 27265 (High Point, NC) is majority owner-occupied, 40.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 27265 in High Point, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 27265 in High Point, NC has shifted from $1,197 to $1,656, up 38.3% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $73,981 today, compared with $63,741 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 27265 in High Point, NC losing about 2,628 residents over the five-year window, down 5.1% on net. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 27265 covers High Point, NC. The median rent here is $1,656/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,400/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,530/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($73,981/yr), ZIP 27265 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.2% over the past year.
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At $1,656/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 27265's median household income ($73,981/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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