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Biltmore Forest is a small town of 1,587 people in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It's about 3 miles from Asheville, NC and 99 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,587people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,362/moRent
84° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,587
- Part of a metro area
- About 545 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 3 mi to Asheville, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,408/mo)
- Median rent $1,362/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,465 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to AVL airport
- 84 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,231 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buncombe County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.