Watauga County, North Carolina
Boone Real Estate and Local Guide
A college town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Watauga County, home to Appalachian State University and the economic hub of the High Country region.
Living in Boone
Known as the Heart of the High Country and named for frontiersman Daniel Boone. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $28,633 median household
EducationAbout 53.1% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyWatauga County
Homes in Boone
Single-family detached homesRoughly 28.8% of housing units
Median home valueAbout $373,600
- Only about 23.7% of housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a large student-renter population.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Boone home
Appalachian State University
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Public university in the University of North Carolina system and the town's largest institution
Horn in the West
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Outdoor drama depicting Revolutionary War-era settlers, staged each summer since 1952
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Source: danielboonenativegardens.org
Botanical garden of native Appalachian plants established in 1963
Boone Greenway Trail
Source: townofboone.net
Paved trail of about 3 miles along the South Fork New River
Clawson-Burnley Park
Source: exploreboone.com
Park serving as the northern trailhead for the Boone Greenway
Boone areas to know
Junaluska
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Historic African American community north of downtown, established before the Civil War