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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 28692 (Vilas, NC)

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

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Typical home value
$421,000
Metro: $508,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.5%
Metro: +1.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
4,367
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$43,103
Metro: $51,693 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 28692, shaded by typical home value2869237640286073768328604286842861528605286222869828679286462869337691
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ZIP codes around 28692, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 28692 is outlined.

How 28692 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 28692 (Vilas, NC) is worth about $421,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 28692 are 17% below the typical value in the Boone metro area ($508,000) and 15% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 28692 rose 1.5%, compared with +1.2% in the Boone metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $43,103, against $51,693 in the Boone metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 4,367 people live in 28692 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

28692 has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 7 ZIP codes in the Boone metro area and the 127th-highest of 719 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Watauga County, NC · Boone metro area · 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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