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Valle Crucis, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- The median age of a home in Valle Crucis is 57.7% younger than the median age of a home in Highlands.
 Valle Crucis, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$794,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months24.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock71.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.92.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$3.9$11.0
 Homes Owned22.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock70.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented8.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Valle Crucis, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,530$1,840
 Studio Apartment$710  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,130$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$970  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,550$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,390  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Valle Crucis, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold22.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock62.9%3.6%
 Vacant Other20.1%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Valle Crucis, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock13.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock29.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock11.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Valle Crucis, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200935.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198925.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196926.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock9.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.8%12.2%
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Reviews for Valle Crucis    1 Reviews
Leslie · Banner Elk, NC
Valle Crucis is paradise
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Valle Crucis for 2 years. Valle Crucis is very quiet and relaxing. If you visit, you must stop by the Original Mast General Store on Broadstone Road. Oh,  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews
Rutger · Atlanta, GA
Beautiful historic town in stunning surroundings
Over 1 years ago

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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JC · Danielson, CT
Used to be a nice town
Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Don · Highlands, NC
Business Environment
Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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