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Black Mountain is a big small town of 8,513 people in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Asheville, NC and 89 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,513people
$359kTypical home
$1,652/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
17"Snow
241Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,513
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Asheville, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,263/mo)
- Median rent $1,652/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AVL airport
- 83 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,418 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 474 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 62 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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