28701
Alexander, North Carolina.
Alexander, Buncombe County, NC · Asheville, NC metro · population 5,786
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,136 (+109%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $14,584 -3%
- $429,706$415,122 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $65,722 +19%
- $349,400$415,122 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 28701$2,179
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.
Typical home values in zip 28701 fell 3.4% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Buncombe County, NC 96% · Madison County, NC 4%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Alexander, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 28701
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28701$415,122
- Asheville$416,031
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 28804 | Asheville | 25,776 | $1,612 | $577,216 |
| 6.8 | 28787 | Weaverville | 22,809 | $1,730 | $460,236 |
| 7.6 | 28748 | Leicester | 12,230 | $1,762 | $421,039 |
| 9.0 | 28801 | Asheville | 14,691 | $1,777 | $542,279 |
| 9.4 | 28806 | Asheville | 43,433 | $1,853 | $389,755 |
| 11.0 | 28805 | Asheville | 19,993 | $1,652 | $436,355 |
| 12.0 | 28753 | Marshall | 10,389 | — | $367,908 |
| 13.8 | 28754 | Mars Hill | 9,682 | — | $414,381 |
| 13.9 | 28709 | Barnardsville | 2,260 | — | $342,828 |
| 13.9 | 28715 | Candler | 30,328 | $1,827 | $407,896 |
| 13.9 | 28803 | Asheville | 33,718 | $1,679 | $435,666 |
| 14.5 | 28778 | Swannanoa | 13,536 | $1,917 | $354,847 |
| 16.2 | 28743 | Hot Springs | 2,211 | — | $321,402 |
| 17.0 | 28721 | Clyde | 10,698 | — | $336,288 |
| 17.2 | 28704 | Arden | 24,138 | $1,537 | $428,632 |
| 19.3 | 28730 | Fairview | 7,605 | $3,055 | $515,179 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.