Mars Hill, NC Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (October 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED4.8%
- Highschool Education25.4%
- Some College28.1%
- Bachelors Degree25.2%
- Graduate Degree16.5%
- Total College or Above41.7%
- Stem Degree41.3%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male56.4%
- Female43.6%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married26.9%
- Divorced11.4%
- Never Married57.5%
- Widowed4.3%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28.5% |
| 19–29 | 31.5% |
| 30–39 | 7.9% |
| 40–49 | 4.1% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 11.7% |
| 60–69 | 9.5% |
| 70–79 | 5.5% |
| 80+ | 1.5% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Neighborhoods in Mars Hill, NC
Get to know neighborhoods in Mars Hill, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Wolf Laurel ↗
- Median asking price
- $314,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 161
CNearby schools · estimated
4.5/10 · 2 schools
Mountain Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $635,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 7
DNearby schools · estimated
3/10 · 1 schools
Pinecrest ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 2
DNearby schools · estimated
3/10 · 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.