Metro area · CBSA 11700
Asheville
The Asheville, NC metro area has 414,711 people. Median rent is $1,296, 21.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Buncombe County at $1,866. Of the 32 places we track here, Biltmore Forest has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$71,838
Median home value
$370,900
Unemployment
4.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,866
HUD, Buncombe County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville | 94,535 | $1,402 | 23.7% |
| Hendersonville | 15,408 | $1,332 | 29.9% |
| Black Mountain | 8,513 | $1,652 | 25.7% |
| Fletcher | 8,098 | $1,484 | 23.7% |
| Woodfin | 8,048 | $1,546 | 26.0% |
| Etowah | 7,968 | $1,413 | 23.4% |
| Mills River | 7,281 | $1,551 | 17.7% |
| Swannanoa | 6,901 | $788 | 13.6% |
| East Flat Rock | 6,323 | $1,015 | 20.4% |
| Weaverville | 4,687 | $1,783 | 24.3% |
| Royal Pines | 4,325 | $1,596 | 17.8% |
| Dana | 4,147 | $775 | 15.4% |
| Flat Rock | 3,530 | $1,074 | 13.6% |
| Mountain Home | 3,437 | $1,240 | 17.9% |
| Mars Hill | 3,025 | $1,043 | 15.4% |
| Avery Creek | 2,887 | $1,845 | 19.5% |
| Edneyville | 2,716 | $836 | 18.6% |
| Valley Hill | 2,675 | $907 | 12.6% |
| Emma | 2,657 | $1,064 | 29.1% |
| Laurel Park | 2,408 | $1,418 | 18.9% |
| Fruitland | 2,398 | $906 | 22.6% |
| Fairview | 2,298 | $1,362 | 17.7% |
| Hoopers Creek | 1,683 | $1,124 | 25.8% |
| Biltmore Forest | 1,587 | $1,362 | 9.7% |
| Horse Shoe | 1,490 | $1,075 | 20.1% |
| Bent Creek | 1,384 | $1,362 | 22.6% |
| Balfour | 1,134 | $591 | 10.1% |
| Barker Heights | 1,074 | $790 | 32.4% |
| Marshall | 961 | $780 | 16.5% |
| Saluda | 683 | $1,263 | 29.1% |
| Montreat | 630 | $1,362 | 14.1% |
| Hot Springs | 567 | $521 | 10.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.