Carmen Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery House

Oxford House Carmen — Sober Living Home in Hendersonville, North Carolina

In Hendersonville, North Carolina, Oxford House Carmen is a peer-run sober living home serving men. The house reports space for 9 residents and no reported openings. The house is in Henderson County.

Oxford House Carmen listing details

• Address: 231 Balsam Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792
• County: Henderson
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 9 residents
• Reported vacancies: no reported openings
• Interview schedule: Sunday at 7:00pm
• Contact: Contact Tom at (248) 639-9616
• House phone: (828) 393-5426
• Map: View the reported location

At 9 beds it is about average among the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last vacancy report showed all 9 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 7:00pm. Contact Tom at (248) 639-9616 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Paying for sober living in North Carolina

Typical sober living in North Carolina costs around $170 a week. Oxford Houses work differently: members divide the home's real costs between them rather than paying a fixed rent, so ask the house what its share comes to. Against that, the median gross rent in North Carolina is $1,228 a month. Residents who cannot cover a share outright often go through state-funded routes such as County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, is where that funding sits.

The Oxford House model and the resident interview

Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and abstinence-based by rule. New members are voted in by the current residents, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.

Certification and oversight in North Carolina

North Carolina does not license this kind of housing. Certification is voluntary and administered by North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the NARR affiliate for the state. An Oxford House answers to Oxford House, Inc. rather than to a state certifying body, so it rarely appears on state registers. You can browse the certified residences in North Carolina. Protection runs from the federal Fair Housing Act and North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).

Nearby Oxford Houses in Hendersonville and Henderson County

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Hart in Asheville, about 14.5 miles away; Oxford House Rock Hill in Asheville, about 16.7 miles away; Oxford House Dagobah in Asheville, about 18.7 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Hendersonville or sober living across North Carolina.

This reflects a vacancy report from 09/08/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Confirm with the current members before acting on this.