Burnsville, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,647
Population Estimate
$189,883
Median Home Value
91.6%
Employment Rate
26.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$276
Median Listing Price$487,000
Median Days on Market112
Active Listings187
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)221
Avg Listing Price$665,402
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.66
Family Dual Income48.3
Median Household Income$34,659
Median Individual Income$20,893
Home Ownership48.9%
Home Value$189,883
Median Rent$542
Rent Burden33.2%
Poverty22.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.6%
  • Highschool Education26.3%
  • Some College32.6%
  • Bachelors Degree19.3%
  • Graduate Degree7.2%
  • Total College or Above26.5%
  • Stem Degree35.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.9%
  • Female52.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married53.1%
  • Divorced15.5%
  • Never Married20.6%
  • Widowed10.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBurnsville
State IDNC
Population1,647

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.5%
19–2913.9%
30–3912.1%
40–4910.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.9%
60–6912.9%
70–798.8%
80+9.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.9%
Unemployment Rate8.4%
Disabled22.8%

ETHNICITY

White90.3%
Black5.3%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other0.2%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic6.1%
Limited English3.9%
Health Uninsured17.7%
Veteran7.3%

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Neighborhoods in Burnsville, NC

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

  • Mountain Air

    Mountain Air ↗

    Median asking price
    $189,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 1 schools

  • Pinnacle Falls

    Pinnacle ↗

    Median asking price
    $239,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 1 schools

  • Rockwater Farm

    Rockwater Farms ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

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.