The popular, outdoorsy city of Asheville is the centerpiece of North Carolina's Buncombe County, an area of scenic forested slopes and mountain passes that includes a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway plus access to the state's highest peak, Mount Mitchell. Land for sale in Buncombe County recently totaled nearly $476 million and around 5,000 acres. Buncombe County ranks 12th in the Tar Heel State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were two properties listed as sold in Buncombe County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $3,470,000. Among cities in Buncombe County with farms and rural real estate for sale, Asheville had the most land for sale. Buncombe County is North Carolina's 22nd biggest county (659 square miles). It's located in the Mountains North Carolina region of the state.