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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Buncombe County area can be challenging. Home prices in Buncombe County are now at a median cost of $418,246, higher than the North Carolina average of $323,314.
The average cost of rent is $1,316/mo in Buncombe County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Buncombe County area. In Buncombe County, 33.82% of households rent, and 43.21% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Buncombe County is $6,582 per month. Households that rent pay about 19.99% of their income on rent here. Buncombe County’s most expensive areas are in the central regions, while the cheapest areas are in the western parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Haywood County, NC: less expensive homes
- McDowell County, NC: less expensive homes
- Swain County, NC: less expensive homes
- Catawba County, NC: less expensive homes
- Lincoln County, NC: less expensive homes
- Iredell County, NC: less expensive homes
- Monroe County, TN: less expensive homes
- Rowan County, NC: less expensive homes
- McMinn County, TN: less expensive homes
- Meigs County, TN: less expensive homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Sussex County, DE: equally priced homes
- Webb County, TX: less expensive homes
- Weber County, UT: equally priced homes
- Whatcom County, WA: higher priced homes
- St. Tammany Parish, LA: less expensive homes
- Yolo County, CA: higher priced homes
- Barnstable County, MA: higher priced homes
- Anoka County, MN: less expensive homes
- York County, ME: equally priced homes
- Atlantic County, NJ: less expensive homes
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