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Asheville, NC Community Information

Asheville, NC Homes for Sale

Asheville Metro and Neighborhood Information

Whether you love the outdoors or the arts, there are plenty of attractions to choose from in Asheville, North Carolina. Known as both 'The Paris of the South' and 'The Land of the Sky,' Asheville is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains where the Swannanoa River and the French Broad River meet. Currently, there are 72,231 residents in the surrounding Buncombe County. The areas include Downtown, Albemarle Park, Biltmore Village, Oakley, Malvern Hills and West Asheville.

Asheville was first inhabited by the Cherokee Indians, but is said to be founded in 1784 when the first log cabin was built by Colonel Samuel Davidson. Over the years, Asheville has overcome many obstacles to become one of 'America's top 25 art destinations' by AmericanStyle magazine. During the 1930's-1980's, Asheville underwent a period of financial stagnation stemming from the Great Depression, which led to most of the buildings in downtown to receive no renovations. Because of this, the town is now complete with Art Deco architectural buildings (which were popular between 1920-1939). Asheville is most well known for one estate in particular: the Biltmore Estate. Built from 1888-1895 by George Washington Vanderbilt II, the estate is the largest privately-owned home in the United States. Today it has been opened to the public as a house museum and attracts more than one million tourists a year.

The Biltmore Estate is not the only thing to see around the city. There are countless areas around the Great Smokey Mountains National Park where backpackers, hikers and bird watchers are most common. Asheville is also home to the Bele Chere – the Southeast's largest free street festival that features more than 80 live bands. Or you can take a day to unwind from work and drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This Parkway stretches for miles along the mountains and keeps traffic at a minimum, having no access to any highways. If you want to make a pit stop, there are many choices outside of the vehicle. You can take the family on off-road trails for mountain biking, go fly-fishing, gem mining, whitewater rafting (Asheville was ranked as one of the top five cities offering the best whitewater experiences), skiing, hiking and more. The National Geographic Adventure magazine named Asheville the number one adventure town in the US.

Cheer on the Asheville Tourists (baseball) and the Asheville Grizzlies (football) during a night out on the town. You can also partake in the region's 45 area farmer tailgate markets featuring homemade jellies, locally grown produce and other agricultural traditions.

To join the fun on a daily basis, the real estate market in Asheville is ready to meet your needs and is continuously growing. During 2005, 1,844 Asheville units for sale were sold at a mean selling price of $264,030. There were 3,550 Asheville homes sold out of 7,844 in the state.

Asheville is living up to the claim of one of 'the most 50 alive places to be' by Modern Maturity! So begin your Asheville real estate search today to become a part of the city's vitality!

Sources:
Wikipedia Ashville
Ashville, NC
Ashville Area Chamber of Commerce
City-Data.com
Ashville-NC.info
Real Estate Weekly
Biltmore Estate (Wikipedia)
Explore Asheville

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Raccoon Creek (3)

South Brookline (1)

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Alexander (57)
Arden (429)
Barnardsville (55)
Biltmore Forest (583)

Enka (1)
Fairview (271)
Leicester (403)

Montreat (32)
Ridgecrest (4)
Skyland (1)

Swannanoa (167)
Weaverville (548)
Woodfin (511)

Asheville, NC Community Information

Population

112,380

Median Age

40.8

Median Household Income

$44,421

Households with Children

39.03%

Median Travel Time to Work

19 minutes

Asheville, NC Real Estate Market Information

Homes Owned

60.89%

Homes Rented

33.25%

Homes Vacant

5.86%

Asheville, NC Home Price-Rent Ratio

The price-rent ratio is a great way to compare the costs of buying and renting both within a city and is useful to compare against other cities as well. Technically it is the average cost of ownership divided by the received rent income if buying to let. The formula is House Price / (Monthly Rent x 12).

0:1

Low Home Price-Rent Ratio

High Home Price-Rent Ratio

What does it mean?

1-10

It is less expensive to own than to rent a home in this city depending factors such as length of ownership.

11-20

The total costs of ownership of a home in this city are greater than the costs of renting, but it might still make financial sense depending on the situation.

21 or greater

The total costs of owning a home in this city are greater than the costs of renting depending factors such as length of ownership.

*Note that this index is a broad measure. Contact a local agent to understand local market conditions.

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Asheville, NC School Information

Secondary Schools

Asheville School Inc | 360 Asheville School Rd
Mount Pisgah Academy | 75 Academy Dr

High Schools

Asheville High School | 419 Mcdowell St
School Of Inquiry And Life Science | 419 Mcdowell St
Buncombe County Early College | 340 Victoria Rd
Buncombe County Middle College | 175 Bingham Rd
Clyde A Erwin High School | 60 Lees Creek Rd
A C Reynolds High School | 1 Rocket Dr

Other Schools

Randolph Learning Center | 90 Montford Ave
Career Education Center | 175 Bingham Rd

These are the closest schools to your requested location. Proximity does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Please consult your real estate agent or school district to confirm the schools you are zoned to attend.