Typical High Point asking rent hit $1,418 in September, up 3.8% in a year and now above Greensboro's. The typical home value, $247,717, did not move, Zillow figures show.
Renting in High Point keeps getting more expensive while the price of buying a home stands still. The typical asking rent in the city reached $1,418 a month in September, up 3.8% from $1,366 a year earlier. That is now higher than the typical rent in Greensboro.
The figures come from the Zillow Observed Rent Index and Zillow Home Value Index, released this month by Zillow Research.
Rents: up three months running
The typical asking rent rose 1.2% from August to September alone, from $1,401. It bottomed out at $1,357 in February and has climbed about $60 since.
High Point is now in the middle of the pack for the area. In September the typical asking rent was:
| Place | Typical rent, Sept. 2026 | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernersville | $1,706 | $1,657 | +3.0% |
| Winston-Salem | $1,478 | $1,410 | +4.8% |
| High Point | $1,418 | $1,366 | +3.8% |
| Greensboro | $1,395 | $1,365 | +2.2% |
| Thomasville | $1,314 | $1,268 | +3.6% |
A year ago High Point and Greensboro rents were within a dollar of each other. High Point is now about $23 a month higher. Kernersville is about nine miles northwest, Thomasville about nine miles southwest, and Greensboro about 12 miles northeast.
Home values: no change in a year
The typical High Point home was worth $247,717 in September. A year earlier it was $247,714. Values edged up through the winter to $249,672 in March, the highest on record for the city, then slipped back over the summer. The typical value was $248,376 in September 2024, so prices have barely moved in two years.
Zillow revised its past figures with this release. Its August value for High Point is now $247,652, below the $250,100 it published a month ago. Our High Point home prices page has been updated to the new series.
Most nearby towns did a little better over the year:
- Trinity: $288,859, up 2.7%
- Archdale: $250,370, up 2.5%
- Thomasville: $235,165, up 2%
- Kernersville: $319,267, up 0.8%
- Jamestown: $349,169, up 0.2%
- Winston-Salem: $260,047, unchanged
- Greensboro: $260,573, down 0.3%
Inside the city, the picture splits by ZIP code. The typical value in 27265, in the north, was $301,113, up 0.2%. In 27260, which includes downtown, it was $138,450, down 2.9%.
What it means for you
- Renters: expect renewal offers to reflect a market that has risen about 4% in a year. Zillow’s index tracks asking rents for new listings, so a renewal at the same unit may differ.
- Buyers: prices have been flat for more than two years, which gives more room to negotiate than in 2021 or 2022.
- Owners: your home has held its value but has not gained. Your property tax bill uses the county’s assessed value, not Zillow’s; see our property taxes page.
Recent High Point sales, with prices from the county deed record, are on our real estate transfers page.
How to read these numbers
Both Zillow indexes are smoothed and seasonally adjusted. The rent index covers asking rents for the middle of the market. The home value index is a modeled value for homes in the middle third of the market, not a median sale price. Zillow revises past months as new data arrives.
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