| Index | Sylva | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $297,506 | $289,477 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,149 | $1,233 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 33.5% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 66.5% | 35.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Forest Hills, NC | 332 | $0 | 100% |
| Cherokee, NC | 2,165 | $247,946 | 24% |
| Franklin, NC | 4,123 | $279,843 | 14% |
| Waynesville, NC | 10,454 | $300,306 | 8% |
| Dillsboro, NC | 223 | $320,970 | 2% |
| Sylva, NC | 2,804 | $297,506 | 9% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Cokato, MN | 2,804 | $275,839 | 16% |
| Oak Trail Shores, TX | 2,803 | $113,192 | 65% |
| Middlebush, NJ | 2,805 | $811,612 | 148% |
| Greenwich, NJ | 2,805 | $625,147 | 91% |
| Marquette Heights, IL | 2,805 | $187,119 | 43% |
| Sylva, NC | 2,804 | $297,506 | 9% |