Buncombe County, North Carolina: parcel data and property records
134,746 Buncombe County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Buncombe County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Buncombe County: deeded acreage. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-10-22.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Asheville (39,684), Black Mountain (5,172), Woodfin (4,345), Weaverville (2,690), Swannanoa (2,247).
Recent sales
9,317 Buncombe County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Across 4,832 priced sales, with a deed recorded on several parcels counted once, the median price was $430,000 and the middle half sold between $285,000 and $660,000.
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Residential 52%, Res Building Lot 11%, Mfg Home Site 7%, Residential 4%, Multiple Residences 4%.
Nearest counties
- Henderson County: about 19 mi away, 75,374 parcels
- Madison County: about 20 mi away, 21,101 parcels
- Yancey County: about 23 mi away, 17,369 parcels
- Haywood County: about 26 mi away, 53,180 parcels
- McDowell County: about 27 mi away, 33,440 parcels
Search Buncombe County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Buncombe County, North Carolina?
Parcelio carries 134,746 parcel records for Buncombe County, North Carolina, with owner information on 100 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Buncombe County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-10-22.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Buncombe County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Buncombe County has 27,966 parcels marked vacant and 14,035 with an owner mailing address outside North Carolina - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Buncombe County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 95 percent of Buncombe County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.