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Winston-Salem NC Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionTight
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 390 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 390 searches in August 2026, for Winston-Salem on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Asking rents are climbing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.9%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,209 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 4.1% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +10.9% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,102/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · Winston-SalemNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 3 weeks ago. softer neutral firmer
Developer shifts to single-family homes for affordable housing projects in Winston-SalemCity of Winston-Salem plans to sell money-losing Plaza Apartments affordable housingGreensboro apartments surge; Winston-Salem, Burlington housing permits slipDemand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.9%
Migration 2025+7.7/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-75%
Vacancy 20243.4%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$894/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,102 · own $1,996
$1,102RENT
$1,996OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+7.7/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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