Lake Lure, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,154
Population Estimate
$349,004
Median Home Value
92.7%
Employment Rate
48.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$278
Median Listing Price$592,000
Median Days on Market98
Active Listings156
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)176
Avg Listing Price$676,797
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.39
Family Dual Income27.2
Median Household Income$63,802
Median Individual Income$38,691
Home Ownership83.2%
Home Value$349,004
Median Rent$744
Rent Burden27.3%
Poverty6.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.1%
  • Highschool Education16.4%
  • Some College31.3%
  • Bachelors Degree29.8%
  • Graduate Degree18.3%
  • Total College or Above48.1%
  • Stem Degree46.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.6%
  • Female50.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married69.0%
  • Divorced13.0%
  • Never Married11.4%
  • Widowed6.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake Lure
State IDNC
Population1,154

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1811.9%
19–293.7%
30–397.9%
40–498.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.0%
60–6927.7%
70–7916.5%
80+8.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation41.9%
Unemployment Rate7.3%
Disabled18.4%

ETHNICITY

White94.8%
Black0.6%
Asian1.4%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other0.0%
Multiple2.5%

OTHER

Hispanic0.1%
Limited English0.3%
Health Uninsured9.2%
Veteran11.4%

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Neighborhoods in Lake Lure, NC

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

  • Riverbend

    Riverbend ↗

    Median asking price
    $374,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    77
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Riverbend

    Riverbend At Lake Lure ↗

    Median asking price
    $412,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    22
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Overlook

    Overlook Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $250,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Apple Valley Villas

    Apple Valley Villas ↗

    Median asking price
    $132,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Firefly Cove

    Firefly Cove ↗

    Median asking price
    $650,000
    / sq ft
    $435
    Active listings
    2
    properties in discovery sample
    11
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 3 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.