What is the median rent in Weaverville, NC?

The median gross rent in Weaverville, NC is $1,783 (±$248) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 518 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Weaverville, the median gross rent went from $897 in 2015–2019 to $1,783 in 2020–2024 (+98.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,783 (±$248)
Rented homes
518 (±283)
$2,000 or more
30.4%
Since 2015–2019
+98.8%

How much rent costs in Weaverville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWeavervilleBuncombe CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±7.9 points)8.1%6.6%6.3%
$500 to $9999.7% (±9.8 points)17.3%27.5%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49914.9% (±14.2 points)33.4%32.6%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99945.0% (±34.3 points)25.8%21.4%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49921.6% (±25.1 points)9.5%7.8%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9996.9% (±10.2 points)2.5%2.2%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.9% (±3.3 points)3.4%1.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 45.0% of renting households.

30.4% of rented homes in Weaverville cost $2,000 or more a month.

Weaverville against Buncombe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WeavervilleBuncombe CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,783 (±$248)$1,362 (±$42)$1,228 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent518 (±283)31,720 (±1,467)1,337,899 (±8,405)42,849,984

In Weaverville, median gross rent is higher than in Buncombe County ($1,362).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($1,228).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Buncombe County, Weaverville ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 25 of 586.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Weaverville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$897 (±$220)$1,783 (±$248)+98.8%Up after inflation
Households that rent17.8% (±5.7 points)27.5% (±13.8 points)+9.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate17.0% (±13.4 points)19.3% (±14.4 points)+2.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Weaverville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Weaverville
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Weaverville—$1,783 (±$248)—
Woodfin4.3 mi$1,546 (±$119)Not measurably different
Emma7.1 mi$1,064 (±$205)Lower
Asheville8.9 mi$1,402 (±$60)Lower
Mars Hill8.9 mi$1,043 (±$172)Lower
Marshall9.8 mi$733 (±$546)Lower
Swannanoa12 mi$788 (±$462)Lower
Black Mountain14 mi$1,652 (±$186)Not measurably different
Royal Pines16 mi$1,596 (±$231)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Emma, NC ($1,064), Asheville, NC ($1,402), Mars Hill, NC ($1,043).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Buncombe County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Weaverville$1,783 (±$248)
2Black Mountain$1,652 (±$186)
3Royal Pines$1,596 (±$231)
4Woodfin$1,546 (±$119)
5Asheville$1,402 (±$60)
6Emma$1,064 (±$205)
7Swannanoa$788 (±$462)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Weaverville

What is the average rent in Weaverville, NC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Weaverville is $1,783 (±$248) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Weaverville?

In Weaverville, the median gross rent went from $897 in 2015–2019 to $1,783 in 2020–2024 (+98.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Weaverville cost more than $2,000 a month?

30.4% of rented homes in Weaverville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Weaverville higher than in Buncombe County?

In Weaverville, median gross rent is higher than in Buncombe County ($1,362).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($1,228).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Weaverville town, North Carolina (place:71560, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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