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Mars Hill is a small town of 3,025 people in Madison County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Asheville, NC and 106 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,025people
$295kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
84° / 46°Summer / winter
21"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,438 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Asheville, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 28
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to AVL airport
- 81 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,362 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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