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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Wilkes County area can be challenging. Home prices in Wilkes County are now at a median cost of $172,589, lower than the North Carolina average of $323,314.
The average cost of rent is $728/mo in Wilkes County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Wilkes County area. In Wilkes County, 26.48% of households rent, and 54.44% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Wilkes County is $4,492 per month. Households that rent pay about 16.21% of their income on rent here. Wilkes County’s most expensive areas are in the southern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the northwestern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Yadkin County, NC: higher priced homes
- Watauga County, NC: higher priced homes
- Avery County, NC: higher priced homes
- Forsyth County, NC: higher priced homes
- Unicoi County, TN: higher priced homes
- Guilford County, NC: higher priced homes
- Greene County, TN: higher priced homes
- Alamance County, NC: higher priced homes
- Hamblen County, TN: higher priced homes
- Jefferson County, TN: higher priced homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Adams County, IL: equally priced homes
- Allegany County, MD: equally priced homes
- Apache County, AZ: less expensive homes
- Armstrong County, PA: equally priced homes
- Aroostook County, ME: less expensive homes
- Athens County, OH: equally priced homes
- Autauga County, AL: higher priced homes
- Belmont County, OH: equally priced homes
- Boone County, IN: higher priced homes
- Putnam County, FL: equally priced homes
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