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Maggie Valley is a small town of 2,112 people in Haywood County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Asheville, NC and 128 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,112people
$321kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
79° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
237Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,112
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Asheville, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,021/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AVL airport
- 56 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,143 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haywood County: R+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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk