Buncombe County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Buncombe County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 134,741 lots are mapped here. 19,927 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Buncombe County received $976,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 108 recipients. 33 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Mexico. Crop insurance paid $395,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 134,741
- Lots mapped
- 19,927
- Institutional
Land use in Buncombe County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Buncombe County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| RESIDENTIAL | 70,697 | 0 |
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| RES BUILDING LOT | 15,459 | 0 |
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| MFG HOME SITE | 9,120 | 0 |
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| Residential | 5,987 | 0 |
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| MULTIPLE RESIDENCES | 4,805 | 0 |
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| CONDOMINIUM | 4,498 | 0 |
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| TOWNHOME | 4,170 | 0 |
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| UNDEVELOPED FARMLAND | 2,637 | 0 |
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| NON-DWELLING IMPROVE | 1,876 | 0 |
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| COMMON AREA | 1,505 | 0 |
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| VACANT LAND | 1,382 | 0 |
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| SUBSTANDARD LOT | 1,135 | 0 |
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Federal farm payments in Buncombe County
- $976K
- Paid in 2025
- 108
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $363K |
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| ECPCOF | $259K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $86K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $77K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $74K |
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| Livestock Indeminity Payments Program | $39K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Buncombe County
- 33
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Mexico | 33 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Buncombe County
- 19
- Policies
- 402
- Insured acres
- $395K
- Claims paid
- 4.71
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Fresh Market Tomatoes | $356K |
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| Corn | $28K |
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| All Other Crops | $11K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 55
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Buncombe County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.