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Emma is a small town of 2,657 people in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It's about 3 miles from Asheville, NC and 103 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,657people
$92kTypical home
$1,064/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,657
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,444 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 3 mi to Asheville, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$582/mo)
- Median rent $1,064/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (344 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,998 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to AVL airport
- 80 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buncombe County: D+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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.