Buncombe County, NC Property Records
Buncombe County has 134,729 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 134,446 (100%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 42,173 (31%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 14,027 (10%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $558,741.
135K
Total Parcels
Buncombe County, NC
134K
Absentee Owners
100% of all parcels
42K
Vacant / Unimproved
31% of all parcels
14K
Out-of-State Owners
10% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Buncombe County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.