Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Winston-Salem, NC (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 27014 Cooleemee, NC $129,182 $1,080 6.52% 4.1%
2 27051 Walkertown, NC $270,280 $2,000 5.77% 6.2%
3 27101 Winston-Salem, NC $227,912 $1,596 5.46% 4.8%
4 27105 Winston-Salem, NC $174,974 $1,221 5.44% 4.4%
5 27107 Winston-Salem, NC $244,936 $1,686 5.37% 6.1%
6 27295 Lexington, NC $293,083 $2,015 5.36% 6.6%
7 27127 Winston-Salem, NC $259,605 $1,764 5.30% 5.7%
8 27040 Pfafftown, NC $338,341 $2,214 5.10% 5.2%
9 27045 Rural Hall, NC $275,310 $1,702 4.82% 5.5%
10 27103 Winston-Salem, NC $282,466 $1,696 4.68% 4.9%
11 27028 Mocksville, NC $285,225 $1,575 4.31% 5.3%
12 27284 Kernersville, NC $324,210 $1,793 4.31% 5.1%
13 27360 Thomasville, NC $241,045 $1,270 4.11% 6.0%
14 27292 Lexington, NC $253,507 $1,333 4.10% 6.9%
15 27016 Danbury, NC $242,819 $1,179 3.79% 7.6%
16 28642 Jonesville, NC $182,880 $837 3.57% 3.9%
17 27023 Lewisville, NC $407,171 $1,825 3.50% 6.0%
18 27012 Clemmons, NC $389,585 $1,739 3.48% 5.2%
19 27009 Belews Creek, NC $321,180 $1,368 3.32% 6.4%
20 27006 Advance, NC $416,553 $1,751 3.28% 5.3%
21 27106 Winston-Salem, NC $336,353 $1,285 2.98% 5.3%
22 27104 Winston-Salem, NC $375,164 $1,391 2.89% 5.1%
23 27011 Boonville, NC $232,063 $846 2.84% 5.4%
24 27021 King, NC $281,504 $1,026 2.84% 6.2%
25 27299 Linwood, NC $266,864 $972 2.84% 8.4%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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