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Burnsville is a small town of 2,082 people in Yancey County, North Carolina. It's about 28 miles from Asheville, NC and 96 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $862 a month.
2,082people
$244kTypical home
$862/moRent
83° / 45°Summer / winter
38"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,082
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,301 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 28 mi to Asheville, NC
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,536/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AVL airport
- 90 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,730 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yancey County: R+34 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk