Cost of living in Black Mountain, North Carolina

Black Mountain, North Carolina has about 8,513 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $358,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Buncombe County is $1,866 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Black Mountain. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Asheville, NC metro area, prices sit at 96.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Black Mountain's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Black Mountain's bill.

EIA does not publish a North Carolina gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in North Carolina shares this price.

Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 42 have higher typical rent than Black Mountain.