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Home values, rents and more in Sylva, NC

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

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Typical home value
$328,000
North Carolina: $332,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.3%
North Carolina: −0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,275/mo
North Carolina: $1,603 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
2,646
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$44,086
North Carolina: $72,388 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Sylva, NC, shaded by typical home valueSylva28788
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ZIP codes around Sylva, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Sylva is outlined.

How Sylva compares

The typical home in Sylva, NC is worth about $328,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Sylva are about the same as the typical value in North Carolina ($332,000) and 10% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Sylva fell 1.3%, compared with −0.2% in North Carolina and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,275 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 20% below North Carolina ($1,603) and 34% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $44,086, against $72,388 in North Carolina and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 2,646 people live in Sylva (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Sylva has the 183rd-highest typical home value of the 541 cities in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Jackson 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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