U.S. ZIP Code · NC28679
Watauga County
Appreciation
- 1-year
- -2.0%
- 5-year / yr
- +4.9%
- 10-year / yr
- +6.7%
Relative price
- vs U.S.
- +41.6%
- vs metro
- —
- vs state
- +41.3%
Price history
Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
The typical home in 28679 is worth $402,267. Over the past year, values have fallen 2.0%. The effective property tax rate is 0.3%.
#Rent & investment
Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.
#Property tax
Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.
#Climate risk
FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Watauga County. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.
- Overall risk
- Relatively Low[4]
- Riverine flood
- Relatively Moderate
- Coastal flood
- Not Applicable
- Wildfire
- Very Low
- Drought
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- No Rating
- Hurricane
- Relatively Low
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively Low
#Who lives here
#Migration
Household moves in and out of Watauga County over a year, from IRS tax-return data.
- Net migration
- -233[5]
- Moved in
- 1,678
- Moved out
- 1,911
Schools
Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.
- Public schools
- 2
- Elementary
- 2
- Middle
- 0
- High
- 0
Valle Crucis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Watauga County Schools
345 students
Bethel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Watauga County Schools
143 students
Run the numbers
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#Metro ranking
Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.
Frequently asked
- How much is a home worth in ZIP code 28679?
- The typical home in 28679 is worth $402,267, based on the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Are home values rising in 28679?
- Home values in 28679 are down 2.0% over the past year, and up 4.9% a year over five years.
- What is the property tax rate in 28679?
- The effective property tax rate in 28679 is 0.3% — roughly $1,361 a year on a typical home.
- Who lives in 28679?
- ZIP code 28679 has a population of 2,454 and a median household income of $65,246.
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