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Country around Cherokee is a rural area of about 6,786 people in Swain County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Knoxville, TN and 131 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $892 a month.
6,786people
$188kTypical home
$892/moRent
75° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
237Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,786 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 40 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,188/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TYS airport
- 34 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,282 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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