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Clyde is a small town of 1,359 people in Haywood County, North Carolina. It's about 20 miles from Asheville, NC and 119 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,359people
$200kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,359
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,571 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to Asheville, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AVL airport
- 64 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,533 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haywood County: R+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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk