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Avery County, North Carolina
Avery County is the highest-elevation county in North Carolina's High Country, home to the ski towns of Beech Mountain and Banner Elk near Grandfather Mountain, with Newland as its seat. The market runs on second homes, short-term rentals, and tourism rather than year-round population growth, and steep mountain terrain, limited buildable land, and strict slope and setback ordinances shape nearly every development decision here.
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Avery County at a glance
- 18,000Population (2025)
- NewlandCounty seat
- 247 sq miLand area
- 73 / sq miDensity
- $61,000Median household income
- $265,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 8
- School Boundaries - High: 1
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Soils: 122
- State House Districts: 4
- State Senate Districts: 2
Cities and towns in Avery County
Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Elk Park, Grandfather Village, Newland, Seven Devils, Sugar Mountain.
Neighboring counties
- Watauga County, NC · map
- Mitchell County, NC · map
- Caldwell County, NC · map
- Burke County, NC · map
- McDowell County, NC · map