THE BILTMORE FOREST LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Broad Basins setting.
Biltmore Forest town has 2.91 square miles of land in Buncombe County. Its Census reference point is in Broad Basins, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Biltmore Forest and Buncombe County
Biltmore Forest is associated with Buncombe County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Biltmore Forest by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Biltmore Forest, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Buncombe County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Biltmore Forest town has 6.4% of the land area of nearby Asheville city (45.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

