Measured against area pay, Edneyville costs less to live in than 58% of U.S. towns
It ranks #82 of 290 in North Carolina for affordability. Home prices around Edneyville have risen about 55% over the past 5 years.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Asheville, NC metro area ($72K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
The grade compares costs with what households across the Asheville metro earn ($72K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 4.0 years of metro income, and 32% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,380a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 97prices across the Asheville metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 93)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 4.0 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$72K, Asheville-area income
- 14%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 32%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across North Carolina: 49%Census 2020–24
- 32%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What Edneyville’s housing numbers say
Rent is easier on renters here
32% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent, against 49% across North Carolina. A standard two-bedroom is 31% of the median household income. Renting ↓
New renters pay more than renters already here
HUD puts a standard two-bedroom at about $1,380 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already in Edneyville pay a median of $836. Renting ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Edneyville, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Edneyville’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Edneyville is more affordable than 58% of U.S. towns, #82 of 290 in North Carolina. The share of households paying 30%+ for housing pulls the grade down most; rent holds it up.
Home prices up 55% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Edneyville rose 55% over the past 5 years, slower than across North Carolina (60%). Last year prices rose 1.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Edneyville home at roughly $328,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $328K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Edneyville, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 4.0 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Edneyville’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $31K short of a typical Edneyville home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,380 a month here, $470 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Edneyville’s typical property tax (0.48% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,380
Renters already here pay a median of $836, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Asheville, NC MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the North Carolina norm
The median bill is $1,379 (North Carolina: $1,896), 0.48% of a home’s value a year, against 0.66% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Edneyville
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Asheville, NC metro area, or North Carolina. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 97 | NC 94 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 97 | NC 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 89 | NC 89 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 98 | NC 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Edneyville and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edneyville | B | — | $286K | 0.48% | $1,380 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Edneyville
Is Edneyville expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Edneyville costs less than 58% of U.S. towns: a B for cost of living, #82 of 290 in North Carolina. The typical home costs 4.0 years of the median household income of the Asheville, NC metro area ($72K).
How much is rent in Edneyville?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,380 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $836 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Edneyville?
The median bill is $1,379 a year, 0.48% of the median home value (North Carolina: $1,896, 0.66%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Edneyville buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.