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Asheville, NC · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Asheville

Asheville ranks T#67 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 50 — Fun. That puts it in the 51st percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in North Carolina.

affordability score
50
Fun
National rank
T#67 of 134
In North Carolina
#4 of 6
Percentile
51st

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Asheville sits right at the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of a CondorBox Membership →

Ranked around Asheville

  1. #65 Burlington, VT 52
  2. #66 Montgomery, AL 51
  3. T#67 Asheville, NC — this page 50
  4. #69 Arlington, TX 49
  5. #70 Anaheim, CA 48

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: