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Brevard is a big small town of 7,897 people in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Asheville, NC and 107 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $979 a month.
7,897people
$450kTypical home
$979/moRent
83° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
241Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,897
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,470 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 24 mi to Asheville, NC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,838/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (582 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AVL airport
- 81 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,244 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Transylvania County: R+12 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk