Asheville, NC Housing Market & City Data

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92,870
Population Estimate
$270,442
Median Home Value
97.2%
Employment Rate
48.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$314
Median Listing Price$525,000
Median Days on Market85
Active Listings997
New Listings164
Total Listings (Active + Pending)1183
Avg Listing Price$887,639
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.96
Family Dual Income51.6
Median Household Income$49,930
Median Individual Income$28,385
Home Ownership48.2%
Home Value$270,442
Median Rent$1,043
Rent Burden35.0%
Poverty13.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.3%
  • Highschool Education16.9%
  • Some College25.9%
  • Bachelors Degree29.9%
  • Graduate Degree19.0%
  • Total College or Above48.9%
  • Stem Degree43.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.8%
  • Female52.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married39.8%
  • Divorced15.4%
  • Never Married39.1%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityAsheville
State IDNC
Population92,870

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.3%
19–2915.1%
30–3916.2%
40–4913.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.2%
60–6911.1%
70–797.4%
80+5.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.0%
Unemployment Rate2.8%
Disabled12.2%

ETHNICITY

White84.0%
Black11.2%
Asian1.7%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.3%
Other0.5%
Multiple1.9%

OTHER

Hispanic6.8%
Limited English3.8%
Health Uninsured10.7%
Veteran7.4%

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Neighborhoods in Asheville, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Asheville, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • West Asheville

    West Asheville ↗

    Median asking price
    $329,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    88
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 11 schools

  • Montford Area Historic District

    Montford ↗

    Median asking price
    $629,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    14
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 8 schools

  • Biltmore Park

    Biltmore Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $875,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 1 schools

  • Northridge Commons

    Northridge ↗

    Median asking price
    $329,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Leicester

    Leicester Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $407,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    5
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8/10 · 1 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.