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City guide · North Carolina
Moving to Asheville, NC
Mountain town, beer, art, gentrifying fast.
Pop. 95kCost index 95.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,900/moMedian home $480kWalk score 49
Asheville (metro area) has an overall price level 95.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
95.0Housing index
81.4Groceries index (modeled)
98.8Utilities index (modeled)
99.3Electricity rate
16 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.0Median home value (est.)
$480,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,900/moNorth Carolina unemployment is 3.7% with median household income $74k.
Unemployment rate
3.7%Median household income
$73,958Per-capita income
$42,777Labor-force participation
63.4%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberAsheville: median home value $480,000.
Home value
$480,000Rent
$1,900/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
67/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNorth Carolina 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.3% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.3%Per-pupil spending
$10,490Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
61.0%Notable universities
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