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Bryson City is a small town of 1,902 people in Swain County, North Carolina. It's about 47 miles from Knoxville, TN and 128 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $783 a month.
1,902people
$243kTypical home
$783/moRent
85° / 49°Summer / winter
20"Snow
237Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,902
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 871 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 47 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,535/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (397 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TYS airport
- 41 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,736 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Swain County: R+24 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk