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Fairview is a small town of 2,298 people in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Asheville, NC and 91 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $440k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,298people
$440kTypical home
$1,362/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
25"Snow
241Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,298
- Part of a metro area
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Asheville, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $440k (≈$2,772/mo)
- Median rent $1,362/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to AVL airport
- 85 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,310 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.