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Home values, rents and more in Stem, NC

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$317,000
North Carolina: $332,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
0.0%
North Carolina: −0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,249
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$95,625
North Carolina: $72,388 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Stem, NC, shaded by typical home valueStem27581
  • Under $270k
  • $270k–$300k
  • $300k–$320k
  • $320k–$330k
  • $330k+
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ZIP codes around Stem, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Stem is outlined.

How Stem compares

The typical home in Stem, NC is worth about $317,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Stem are 5% below the typical value in North Carolina ($332,000) and 13% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Stem were flat, compared with −0.2% in North Carolina and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $95,625, against $72,388 in North Carolina and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,249 people live in Stem (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Stem has the 199th-highest typical home value of the 541 cities in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Granville County, NC · North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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