Amanda Weaver, 37, works full-time at the Transylvania County Library as the youth services librarian and has been looking to purchase a home for the past two years.
Growing up in Hendersonville, Weaver had moved away to Person County (north of Durham) but returned to the area when a position opened up at the library.
“I always wanted to come back here and I’ve always been attracted to this library,” she said. “I love western North Carolina in general, but I love, love, love this library, and I love the community and the people that I’ve met here so far so I would like to move closer.”
Weaver, however, like many Transylvanians can’t afford to buy a home over $200,000 and rental costs are also too high for many budgets.
Weaver has been living with her parents in their Hendersonville home commuting an average of 50 minutes each way every workday.
“If somebody can benefit a community but they’re priced out of the community by finding affordable housing, it’s sort of sad,” she said.
In 2020, Dogwood Health Trust commissioned a Housing Needs Assessment conducted by Bowen National Research to examine housing needs, supply and gaps existing in western North Carolina.
The average list price for a Transylvania County house in 2020, according to the report, was $922,099 and the median list price was $565,000.
Of the 106 available for-sale units, four were in Weaver’s price range under $200,000, 28 were between $200,000-$400,000 and 74 were over $400,000.
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