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Chimney Rock Village is a tiny town of 122 people in Rutherford County, North Carolina. It's about 19 miles from Asheville, NC and 82 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $477k and rent runs about $2k a month.
122people
$477kTypical home
$1,617/moRent
83° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
241Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 122
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Asheville, NC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $477k (≈$3,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,617/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,418 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AVL airport
- 76 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,336 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutherford County: R+48 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk