| Index | Sugar Mountain | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $400,004 | $289,477 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $2,017 | $1,233 | $1,444 |
| 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 | 514 | $217,425 | 33% |
| Roan Mountain, TN | 1,088 | $246,549 | 25% |
| Crossnore, NC | 151 | $283,082 | 13% |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 2,284 | $284,587 | 13% |
| Newland, NC | 728 | $324,092 | 1% |
| Sugar Mountain, NC | 501 | $400,004 | 22% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Manorville, PA | 501 | $214,261 | 34% |
| Suring, WI | 501 | $119,756 | 63% |
| Defiance, PA | 501 | $141,159 | 57% |
| Sadler, TX | 501 | $193,433 | 41% |
| Worden, MT | 501 | $316,577 | 3% |
| Sugar Mountain, NC | 501 | $400,004 | 22% |