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Horse Shoe is a small town of 1,490 people in Henderson County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Asheville, NC and 98 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,490people
$408kTypical home
$1,187/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
241Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,490
- Part of a metro area
- About 200 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Asheville, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,570/mo)
- Median rent $1,187/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,029 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to AVL airport
- 87 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,677 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+15 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.