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Hot Springs is a tiny town of 567 people in Madison County, North Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Asheville, NC and 122 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $521 a month.
567people
$179kTypical home
$521/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
241Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 567
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Asheville, NC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,130/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AVL airport
- 65 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+24 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High 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.