Blowing Rock, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,324
Population Estimate
$454,817
Median Home Value
99.1%
Employment Rate
65.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$536
Median Listing Price$949,000
Median Days on Market78
Active Listings105
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)125
Avg Listing Price$1,703,630
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY45%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.24
Family Dual Income42.9
Median Household Income$80,231
Median Individual Income$34,526
Home Ownership70.1%
Home Value$454,817
Median Rent$971
Rent Burden27.3%
Poverty4.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.3%
  • Highschool Education10.2%
  • Some College21.1%
  • Bachelors Degree39.0%
  • Graduate Degree26.3%
  • Total College or Above65.3%
  • Stem Degree45.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.6%
  • Female54.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married64.3%
  • Divorced14.8%
  • Never Married15.1%
  • Widowed5.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBlowing Rock
State IDNC
Population1,324

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 187.1%
19–295.0%
30–395.5%
40–4913.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.6%
60–6921.5%
70–7925.8%
80+8.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation49.6%
Unemployment Rate0.9%
Disabled6.2%

ETHNICITY

White95.3%
Black2.3%
Asian1.3%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.0%

OTHER

Hispanic0.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured6.8%
Veteran7.1%

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Neighborhoods in Blowing Rock, NC

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

  • Misty Mountain Threadworks

    Misty Mountain ↗

    Median asking price
    $795,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    87
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.8/10 · 4 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.