| Index | Sugar Mountain | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $226,400 | $157,100 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,335 | $816 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 78.6% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 21.4% | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Elk Park, NC | 495 | $120,000 | 35% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,064 | $136,200 | 26% |
| Crossnore, NC | 146 | $158,800 | 14% |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 2,221 | $160,100 | 13% |
| Newland, NC | 710 | $178,900 | 3% |
| Sugar Mountain, NC | 487 | $226,400 | 23% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Polo, MO | 487 | $76,200 | 59% |
| Badger, MN | 487 | $78,600 | 57% |
| Duncan, NE | 487 | $93,300 | 49% |
| Lyerly, GA | 487 | $47,600 | 74% |
| Paauilo, HI | 487 | $267,200 | 45% |
| Sugar Mountain, NC | 487 | $226,400 | 23% |
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