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Area Guide

East Asheville Asheville, NC

For golfing and shopping, go East

Golf Nature Parks

Cradled by I-240 and I-40, East Asheville sits just east of the Asheville Mall and contains the Asheville Municipal Golf Course, the WNC Nature Center, and the Folk Art Center. The Swannanoa River meanders through the neighborhood and features several parks, including Asheville Recreation Park, which is home to the nature center, picnic areas, basketball courts, and a swimming pool. Azalea Park offers a large lake with a fishing pier, benches, and a dog park.

East Asheville is a busy neighborhood with plenty of shops, restaurants, and other businesses, especially along Tunnel Road. Additional shopping plazas are located along Fairview Road and River Ridge Drive. Off Bleachery Boulevard, you'll find more shops, including Kohl's, Walmart, and Cold Stone Creamery. The star of the neighborhood, the Asheville Golf Course, is one of Western North Carolina's oldest golf courses and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed in 1927 by famous golf course architect Donald Ross.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in East Asheville is $984 for a studio, $1,195 for one bedroom, $1,664 for two bedrooms, and $2,049 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in East Asheville has decreased by -0.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 491 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $984/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 729 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,195/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,037 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,664/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,391 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,049/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Somewhat Bikeable

Bikeability

30 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

30 / 100

Limited Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

30 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

20 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Western North Carolina Nature Center
  • Parkway Visitor Center
  • Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
  • Biltmore
  • Colburn Earth Science Museum

Airports

  • Asheville Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.