28748
Leicester, North Carolina.
Leicester, Buncombe County, NC · Asheville, NC metro · population 12,230
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,199 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $11,978 -3%
- $433,017$421,039 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $73,428 +21%
- $347,611$421,039 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.
- 28748$2,210
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.
Typical home values in zip 28748 fell 2.8% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Buncombe County, NC 89% · Madison County, NC 11%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Leicester, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28748
Against the Asheville, NC metro and the national benchmark.
- 28748$1,762
- Asheville$1,708
- United States$1,926
Typical home value — 28748
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28748$421,039
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 28701 | Alexander | 5,786 | — | $415,122 |
| 9.7 | 28721 | Clyde | 10,698 | — | $336,288 |
| 10.0 | 28806 | Asheville | 43,433 | $1,853 | $389,755 |
| 10.2 | 28715 | Candler | 30,328 | $1,827 | $407,896 |
| 11.2 | 28804 | Asheville | 25,776 | $1,612 | $577,216 |
| 12.1 | 28801 | Asheville | 14,691 | $1,777 | $542,279 |
| 13.2 | 28743 | Hot Springs | 2,211 | — | $321,402 |
| 14.2 | 28787 | Weaverville | 22,809 | $1,730 | $460,236 |
| 14.9 | 28745 | Lake Junaluska | 670 | — | $441,891 |
| 15.4 | 28753 | Marshall | 10,389 | — | $367,908 |
| 16.0 | 28805 | Asheville | 19,993 | $1,652 | $436,355 |
| 16.0 | 28803 | Asheville | 33,718 | $1,679 | $435,666 |
| 16.2 | 28716 | Canton | 16,863 | $1,600 | $283,658 |
| 17.0 | 28704 | Arden | 24,138 | $1,537 | $428,632 |
| 18.5 | 28785 | Waynesville | 8,311 | — | $386,715 |
| 18.6 | 28786 | Waynesville | 22,056 | $1,749 | $339,642 |
| 18.9 | 28742 | Horse Shoe | 2,710 | — | $489,482 |
| 20.0 | 28778 | Swannanoa | 13,536 | $1,917 | $354,847 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.