Valley HillNC
2,675 residents make their home in this town in North Carolina.
What should you know before moving to Valley Hill?
Strong in places, weak in others. Incomes are its strong suit (A−) — the median household earns $87K. It is strong on health as well: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 74% of the country. The drawback is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. At about $353K, a typical home costs 4.9 years of the Asheville metro’s $72K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, better than nearly three fifths of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 61st of 286 in North Carolina.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
What makes Valley Hill stand out
Where Valley Hill beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Valley Hill for work
Where Valley Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Valley Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Valley Hill is from typical.
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Moving to Valley Hill: who provides what
Valley Hill is unincorporated, so Henderson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Valley Hill.
Valley Hill sends most of its workers to Hendersonville and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of North Carolina; it also has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Most of Valley Hill’s workers leave town for work
Valley Hill has 67 jobs for its 806 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
7.9% of Valley Hill residents live below the poverty line. For most workers, Valley Hill is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. In Valley Hill, the typical journey to work is 21 minutes, below both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Hendersonville (22%), Asheville (14%) and Mills River (5%).
| Valley Hill | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Valley Hill’s grade for health is a B+
Valley Hill: just over four in five adults had a checkup this year, against 80% in North Carolina’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Valley Hill who feel lonely: 28%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Valley Hill beats North Carolina on 8 and trails on 4. In Valley Hill, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 30% have obesity.
| Valley Hill | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Valley Hill | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Valley Hill is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Valley Hill’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 29 of 100. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 27%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Valley Hill has four seasons and pleasant summers
January nights average 28.4°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 82% of North Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.2°.
For Valley Hill, the peak summer temperature is 83°F. About 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Valley Hill | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 83°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 28°F | 31°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than North Carolina overall
21% of residents are 65 or older in Valley Hill. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). For Valley Hill, the median age is 46 years. Four-year graduates: 44% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across North Carolina.
| Valley Hill | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 46 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.8 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Valley Hill | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.9% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.2% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Valley Hill sells for about $512K at the median
73.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.9% across North Carolina.
Among households in Valley Hill, 80% are owner-occupiers. Sellers in Valley Hill got 95.4% of the asking price, typically. On the market here: a median 100 days to sell.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Blue Ridge Parkway and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valley Hill. Close and well known come first.
14 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MountainMount Mitchell
Big draw38 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
18 mi National forestPisgah National Forest38 mi Theme parkGhost Town in the Sky
3 mi National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site95K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain
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Everything we know about Valley Hill
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Valley Hill
About 1 of every 100 Valley Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Valley Hill
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Valley Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Valley Hill had a population of 2,207. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,185 ft
Valley Hill’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Valley Hill.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Hill | #61 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Laurel Park | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Hendersonville | #182 | C− | C− | C− | B+ | B− |
Laurel Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Valley Hill and Laurel Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Valley Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Valley Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley Hill, NC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Valley Hill grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #61 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Valley Hill, NC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $353,000, 6% above the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.