Henderson County, North Carolina
Balfour Real Estate and Local Guide
A small unincorporated community north of Hendersonville in the Asheville metro area that grew around an early-20th-century textile mill village. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Balfour best.
About the area
Living in Balfour, NC
Named for William Balfour Troy, who opened a granite quarry in the community in 1892.
The housing market
Homes in Balfour
- About 71.4% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 78.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.
- The median home value is about $294,200.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Balfour home
Berkeley Mills Ballpark
Restored 1949 textile-mill ballpark, home of the Berkeley Spinners, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016
Balfour Mills Operatives' Dwellings
Surviving worker cottages from the 1920s Balfour Mills textile village
Berkeley Mills
Historic textile mill founded in 1924 as Balfour Mills, later a Kimberly-Clark nonwovens plant
Berkeley Mills Park
Henderson County park and sports complex at the historic Berkeley Mills ballfield site
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.