Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Asheville

Asheville leads North Carolina in net household gains from a single county — Pinellas County, FL — with a net inflow of 113 households, according to the latest ALEX Intelligence migration data. This is not a seasonal trend; it’s a structural shift in relocation patterns. Florida’s rising costs and climate risks are pushing households toward Asheville’s cooler, more affordable, and community-rich environment. The fact that this flow is bidirectional — confirmed by IRS data — indicates real settlement, not just tourism. This data comes from the ALEX Intelligence report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-12-asheville-mig-net-partner. How is your market adapting to this new wave of long-distance migration? Net Households Gained From a Single County, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Pinellas County, FL — 113 #2 Palm Beach County, FL — 108 #3 Broward County, FL — 90 #4 Hillsborough County, FL — 88 #5 Miami-Dade County, FL — 86 #6 Los Angeles County, CA — 77 #7 Sarasota County, FL — 70 #8 Travis County, TX — 63 #9 Wake County, NC — 58 #10 Cook County, IL — 56 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=142902580; Slide 2: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=154153795; Slide 3: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=150765096; Slide 4: bobistraveling (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=166215330 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-12-asheville-mig-net-partner View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902