CITY PROFILE
Asheville, NC
“Mountains and young people, but your neighbors keep arriving to find the same thing.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $429K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,708/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 12.7°C · warmest 23°C · coolest 1.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1348 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.39 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #121 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy82
- Affordable to rent74
- Climate comfort66
- Plenty of sunshine55
- Big-city amenities21
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.