Best PlacesHistoric Montford, Asheville, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Historic Montford, Asheville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Historic Montford, Asheville ranks 3,369th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Historic Montford, Asheville
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.
Historic Montford, Asheville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Historic Montford, Asheville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Historic Montford, Asheville ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Historic Montford, Asheville
A household needs to earn about $169,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Historic Montford, Asheville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,067, 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 Historic Montford, Asheville's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Historic Montford, Asheville
Historic Montford, Asheville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Historic Montford, Asheville.
Who works in Historic Montford, Asheville, and how
Work in Historic Montford, Asheville centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Historic Montford, Asheville
Historic Montford, Asheville has more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Historic Montford, Asheville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Historic Montford, Asheville, month by month
Historic Montford, Asheville 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 Historic Montford, Asheville
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Historic Montford, Asheville
Schools across Historic Montford, Asheville average an A−, better than 91% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Isaac Dickson ElementaryA · 62% proficient
- Claxton ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Woodfin ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Asheville MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Montford North Star AcademyA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- School Of Inquiry And Life SciencesA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Historic Montford, Asheville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Historic Montford, Asheville 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 Historic Montford, Asheville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Historic Montford, Asheville
Is Historic Montford, Asheville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Historic Montford, Asheville ranks 3,369th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on empty homes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Historic Montford, Asheville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $655,419. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $70,067 median income, cost of living beats 32% of neighborhoods.
Is Historic Montford, Asheville safe?
Historic Montford, Asheville is safer than 13% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $902 per resident a year.
Compare Historic Montford, Asheville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Historic Montford, Asheville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Historic Montford, Asheville 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.
Historic Montford, Asheville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Historic Montford, Asheville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Historic Montford, Asheville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Historic Montford, Asheville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Historic Montford, Asheville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Historic Montford, Asheville 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.