Retiring to Asheville, NC

Selling a home for $525,000 and keeping $150,000 in the bank leaves room to buy in 0 of 16 Asheville neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (after 6% selling costs, buying at the neighborhood median). Property tax in Asheville runs about 0.68% of value a year (Census ACS 2023).

Questions? Call or text Chris Harris, REALTOR®: (270) 421-8726.

What you expect to sell your home for

Cash to keep in the bank

Next steps, your choice

Plan a scouting week

One neighborhood a day: the drive to the hospital and homes to see.

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Ask Chris

Chris Harris, REALTOR®, reads every note himself. He is not licensed in North Carolina, so for showings and offers he introduces you to a licensed agent there; he may receive a referral fee from that agent’s brokerage, which does not change your price. Can’t visit first? Say so in your note.

Every neighborhood we have numbers for

Neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Redfin), cheapest first by town. Drive times are not shown here yet: our routing estimate did not match Google Maps closely enough.

Neighborhood	Town	Median sale	Sales
Beverly Hills	Asheville	$369,896	12
Historic Biltmore Village	Asheville	$383,970	12
South French Broad	Asheville	$394,889	8
Falconhurst	Asheville	$408,885	17
Haw Creek	Asheville	$417,383	68
Oakley	Asheville	$422,382	88
Malvern Hills	Asheville	$432,879	15
Oteen	Asheville	$454,373	14
Kenilworth	Asheville	$509,857	65
Burton Street	Asheville	$522,354	8
Riceville	Asheville	$559,843	21
Westwood Place	Asheville	$601,581	19
Charlotte Street	Asheville	$674,811	6
Grace	Asheville	$757,288	16
Biltmore Park	Asheville	$842,764	48
Downtown Asheville	Asheville	$849,762	50

Left out because they are outside Asheville: Bear Creek (a separate community).

Redfin groups these with Asheville, but we have no map location for them yet, so we can’t confirm they are in town: East End-Valley Street, Five Points, Maggie Valley Country Club Estates, Bull Mountian, Chunn's Cove, Blake Mountain Estates-Oak Park, Cummings Cove, Chestnut Hills, High Vista, Montford Area Historic District, Champion Hills, Grove Park-Sunset, Cliffs at Walnut Cove.

Check crime data

We don’t grade neighborhoods on crime. Look up the streets you’re considering in Asheville with the agency that patrols them:

Asheville Police Department (city police)
FBI Crime Data Explorer (agency-level reports)

What North Carolina doesn’t tax

Elderly or Disabled Homestead Exclusion: the greater of $25,000 or 50% of the appraised value of the permanent residence is excluded for owners 65 and older with 2025 income of $38,800 or less (2026 limit; the Circuit Breaker deferral uses $58,200). Apply with the county tax office (Form AV-9).

Full details: North Carolina retirement taxes →

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue memo to county assessors, June 27, 2025 (read 2026-10-17). Figures change each year; confirm with the agency before you rely on them. Not tax advice.

The twenty-year test

Which of these do you need in the house you will live in for twenty years?

Email me homes that pass

The alert matches what the listing feed has: price, bedrooms, bathrooms, year built and house type. Chris checks each match for the features the listing feed can’t see.

Home prices: Redfin neighborhood medians, Jul–Sep 2026, neighborhoods with 5+ sales. Property tax: Census ACS 2023 effective rates. Selling costs estimated at 6% of the sale price.