ZIP Code 28778

In ZIP code 28778, near Asheville, households bring in a median of $73,408 a year, while per-capita income sits at $28,241. With a median home value of $303,300 and a county property tax rate of 0.57%, annual property taxes land near $1,729, a figure most owners absorb without straining their monthly cash flow. Sales taxes add 7.00% to purchases, a cost that follows everyday spending rather than homeownership. Together these rates leave a workable gap between what families earn and what they owe, though the per-capita figure shows how widely incomes vary across the area.