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Asheville, NC · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Asheville

Asheville ranks T#55 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 59 — Fun. That puts it in the 60th percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in North Carolina.

affordability score
59
Fun
National rank
T#55 of 134
In North Carolina
#4 of 6
Percentile
60th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Asheville sits 9 points above 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 the Data plan →

Ranked around Asheville

  1. #53 Napa, CA 61
  2. #54 Boston, MA 60
  3. T#55 Asheville, NC — this page 59
  4. #57 San Diego, CA 58
  5. #58 Des Moines, IA 57

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Asheville

Asheville scores 85 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: