Best PlacesBiltmore Forest, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Biltmore Forest, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Biltmore Forest ranks 1,300th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Biltmore Forest
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Biltmore Forest's strengths and weaknesses
Where Biltmore Forest ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$165,635 median, better than 98% of towns
Where Biltmore Forest ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Biltmore Forest
A household needs to earn about $334,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Biltmore Forest home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $165,635, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Biltmore Forest's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Biltmore Forest
Biltmore Forest runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Biltmore Forest.
Who works in Biltmore Forest, and how
Work in Biltmore Forest centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Biltmore Forest
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Biltmore Forest.
What the weather is like in Biltmore Forest, month by month
Biltmore Forest sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Biltmore Forest
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Biltmore Forest
Schools across Biltmore Forest average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hominy Valley ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Sand Hill-venable ElemB− · 41% proficient
- Estes ElementaryC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Enka MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Koontz IntermediateB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle CollegeB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Biltmore Forest school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Biltmore Forest measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Biltmore Forest against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Biltmore Forest
Is Biltmore Forest a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Biltmore Forest ranks 1,300th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on an overheated housing market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Biltmore Forest expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,315,328. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $165,635 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Biltmore Forest safe?
Biltmore Forest is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $472 per resident a year.
Compare Biltmore Forest with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Biltmore Forest. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Biltmore Forest represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Biltmore Forest detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Biltmore Forest: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Biltmore Forest: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Biltmore Forest: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Biltmore Forest: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Biltmore Forest detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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