Sugar Mountain, NC housing market
The typical Sugar Mountain home is worth about $304,000, down 1.7% in a year, 9% below the North Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Sugar Mountain compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Sugar Mountain at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Sugar Mountain | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $136,000 | $179,000 |
| 2018 | $143,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $155,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $165,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $201,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $296,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $334,000 | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $333,000 | $332,000 |
| 2025 | $320,000 | $338,000 |
| 2026 | $304,000 | $336,000 |
| August 2026 | $304,000 | $335,000 |
Sugar Mountain and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2010 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mountain | $304K | −1.7% | $1,140 | — | $96,094 |
| Seven Devils | $553K | −0.3% | $1,150 | 0 | $111,667 |
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 $1,140
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sugar Mountain is $1,140 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Sugar Mountain pay a median of $1,500.
Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,910
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (28604, 28646; Avery County, NC), 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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.