28759
Mills River, North Carolina.
Mills River, Henderson County, NC · Asheville, NC metro · population 7,555
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,493 (+116%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $18,177 -3%
- $547,648$529,471 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $89,527 +20%
- $439,944$529,471 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.
- 28759$2,779
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 19 years.
Typical home values in zip 28759 fell 3.3% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Henderson County, NC 99% · Buncombe County, NC 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mills River, NC — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 28759
Against the Asheville, NC metro and the national benchmark.
- 28759$2,988
- Asheville$1,702
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 28759
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 28759$529,471
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 28742 | Horse Shoe | 2,710 | — | $489,482 |
| 4.5 | 28729 | Etowah | 3,681 | — | $426,040 |
| 4.7 | 28791 | Hendersonville | 15,108 | $1,837 | $421,861 |
| 5.5 | 28704 | Arden | 24,138 | $1,537 | $428,632 |
| 8.0 | 28732 | Fletcher | 19,279 | $2,132 | $446,952 |
| 8.1 | 28739 | Hendersonville | 20,843 | $1,772 | $461,981 |
| 8.9 | 28768 | Pisgah Forest | 6,759 | — | $448,791 |
| 9.5 | 28766 | Penrose | 1,259 | — | $411,424 |
| 10.7 | 28803 | Asheville | 33,718 | $1,679 | $435,666 |
| 11.4 | 28715 | Candler | 30,328 | $1,827 | $407,896 |
| 11.7 | 28726 | East Flat Rock | 4,363 | — | $288,296 |
| 12.2 | 28792 | Hendersonville | 36,645 | $1,621 | $367,731 |
| 13.1 | 28806 | Asheville | 43,433 | $1,853 | $389,755 |
| 13.3 | 28731 | Flat Rock | 8,672 | $1,802 | $456,186 |
| 13.6 | 28790 | Zirconia | 3,241 | — | $398,709 |
| 14.6 | 28801 | Asheville | 14,691 | $1,777 | $542,279 |
| 15.2 | 28718 | Cedar Mountain | 654 | — | $401,237 |
| 15.4 | 28730 | Fairview | 7,605 | $3,055 | $515,179 |
| 16.0 | 28716 | Canton | 16,863 | $1,600 | $283,658 |
| 17.1 | 28805 | Asheville | 19,993 | $1,652 | $436,355 |
| 17.4 | 28708 | Balsam Grove | 456 | — | $315,816 |
| 17.8 | 28712 | Brevard | 19,977 | $1,998 | $457,270 |
| 17.8 | 28773 | Saluda | 3,441 | — | $361,568 |
| 18.3 | 28804 | Asheville | 25,776 | $1,612 | $577,216 |
| 18.9 | 28778 | Swannanoa | 13,536 | $1,917 | $354,847 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.