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122
MyMarketPulse Score
104 Price
140 Volume
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65,507
Population
0.9% YoY
202343.7
Median Age
3.1% YoY
2022$50,512
Median Household Income
11% YoY
202225,982
Labor Force
2.5% MoM
9.3% YoY
7/202524,692
Employed
2.3% MoM
10.2% YoY
7/20255.0%
Unemployment Rate
2% MoM
13.8% YoY
7/2025$286,250
Median Sale Price
4.1% MoM
6.2% YoY
8/202562
Homes Sold
4.6% MoM
1.6% YoY
8/20256.5
Months Inventory
546.8% MoM
2.7% YoY
8/202578
Days on Market
2 MoM
19 YoY
8/2025401
Listings
1.7% MoM
10.8% YoY
8/2025177
Price per Sq Ft
3.5% MoM
1% YoY
8/2025Cities included in Rutherford County: Forest City, Spindale, Rutherfordton, Lake Lure, Ellenboro, Cliffside, Ruth, Caroleen, Henrietta, Bostic, Chimney Rock Village
1. Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
2. Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
3. Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.
MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.


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