Cost of living in Buncombe County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,866 a month.
That HUD number covers Buncombe County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,482
- 1 bed
- $1,714
- 2 bed
- $1,866
- 3 bed
- $2,223
- 4 bed
- $3,109
This county is in the Asheville, NC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 96.5 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Asheville · 94,535 people
- Black Mountain · 8,513 people
- Woodfin · 8,048 people
- Swannanoa · 6,901 people
- Weaverville · 4,687 people
- Royal Pines · 4,325 people
- Avery Creek · 2,887 people
- Emma · 2,657 people
- Fairview · 2,298 people
- Biltmore Forest · 1,587 people
- Bent Creek · 1,384 people