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Home values, rents and more in Avery County, NC

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$384,000
North Carolina: $332,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.1%
North Carolina: −0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
18,110
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$61,428
North Carolina: $72,388 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Avery County, NC, shaded by typical home valueAveryCaldwellBurkeAsheCarterSullivanMcDowellWataugaYanceyJohnsonMitchell
  • Under $240k
  • $240k–$250k
  • $250k–$270k
  • $270k–$350k
  • $350k+
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Counties around Avery County, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Avery County, NC is outlined.

How Avery County, NC compares

The typical home in Avery County, NC is worth about $384,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Avery County, NC are 16% above the typical value in North Carolina ($332,000) and 5% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Avery County, NC fell 1.1%, compared with −0.2% in North Carolina and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $61,428, against $72,388 in North Carolina and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 18,110 people live in Avery County, NC (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Avery County, NC has the 22nd-highest typical home value of the 100 counties in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: North Carolina

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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