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Beech Mountain is a tiny town of 987 people in Watauga County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Johnson City, TN and 91 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $1k a month.
987people
$444kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
73° / 38°Summer / winter
57"Snow
224Sunny days
183Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 987
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 152 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,797/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 183 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 12% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TRI airport
- 87 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,187 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 192 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Watauga County: D+6 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk