About this Recovery House
Oxford House Joara: Sober Living in Morganton, North Carolina
Listed at 650 Valdese Ave, Morganton, NC, Oxford House Joara is a peer-run recovery residence for women. It is listed with room for 7 residents and 1 reported opening. Burke County is the surrounding county.
Reported information for Oxford House Joara
- Address: 650 Valdese Ave, Morganton, NC 28655
- County: Burke
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: daily at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact Heather at (828) 568-3398
- House phone: (828) 391-5102
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 326 Oxford Houses listed in North Carolina. The last report put 6 of those 7 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as daily at 7:00pm. Contact Heather at (828) 568-3398 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in North Carolina
Across North Carolina, sober living generally runs about $170 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. Against that, the median gross rent in North Carolina is $1,228 a month. For those who cannot pay, County opioid-settlement Recovery Housing Support and NC Commerce CDBG Recovery Housing Program are among the state-funded routes used. North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, is where that funding sits.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, paid for by the members themselves and required to stay substance-free. New members are taken on by a house vote, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Is sober living regulated in North Carolina?
North Carolina does not treat recovery residences as licensed facilities. North Carolina Association of Recovery Residences (NCARR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. Oxford House charters its own homes, so an Oxford House is usually not on a state affiliate's certified register. The certified-residence list for North Carolina is published here. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does North Carolina Fair Housing Law (North Carolina General Statutes Section 41A-4).
Oxford Houses near Morganton, NC
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Violet in Morganton, about 1.0 mile away; Oxford House Mccracken in Morganton, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Maksim in Morganton, about 2.2 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 5 in Morganton, 326 in North Carolina. Browse recovery housing in Morganton or sober living across North Carolina.
Last vacancy update: 09/07/2026. An opening shown here may already be filled. Ring the house before arranging anything.
Oxford House in North Carolina
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In North Carolina, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
