Blowing Rock, NC housing market
The typical Blowing Rock home is worth about $761,000, up 4% in a year, 127% above the North Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 121 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Blowing Rock compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Blowing Rock at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 6 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Blowing Rock | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $364,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $379,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $406,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $430,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $493,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $616,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $672,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $707,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $730,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $743,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $761,000 | $335,000 |
35 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 35 new homes in Blowing Rock in 2025: 23 single-family houses and 12 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $24.8 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Blowing Rock has permitted 189 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Blowing Rock gained 135 residents while 110 new homes were permitted: about 1.2 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. 70% of Blowing Rock's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across North Carolina: 1.7 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 13 | 13 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| 2025 | 35 | 23 | 12 | $24.8 million |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $17.1 million |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $16.1 million |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $15.1 million |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $18.1 million |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $15.7 million |
| 2019 | 13 | 7 | 6 | $4.9 million |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $11.1 million |
| 2017 | 41 | 18 | 23 | $30.3 million |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $10.4 million |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $7.1 million |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $17.9 million |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $6.7 million |
| 2006 | 25 | 21 | 4 | $10.8 million |
| 2005 | 33 | 21 | 12 | $11.3 million |
| 2004 | 32 | 16 | 16 | $6.9 million |
| 2003 | 23 | 13 | 10 | $6.7 million |
| 2002 | 66 | 16 | 50 | $17.7 million |
| 2001 | 21 | 13 | 8 | $4.2 million |
| 2000 | 59 | 27 | 32 | $10.5 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,200
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Blowing Rock is $1,200 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Blowing Rock pay a median of $1,278.
Studio $840 · 4 bedrooms $2,010
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28605; Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.