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The median home value in Buncombe County, NC is $453,427 as of 2026-07-31, down 4.41% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$453,427
Year-over-Year
-4.41%
National Rank
#293 of 3071
Buncombe County ranks 10th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +93.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Buncombe County +65.4% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,436 a year against a typical home value of $453,427 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 94% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Buncombe County recorded a violent crime rate of 706 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,647 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 108,515 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Buncombe County is $453,427. That's down 4.41% from a year earlier. That is about 93.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Buncombe County the 10th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $74,436, so a typical home costs about 6.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Buncombe County recorded 706 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 108,515 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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