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Mills River is a big small town of 7,281 people in Henderson County, North Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Asheville, NC and 100 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,281people
$436kTypical home
$1,551/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,281
- Part of a metro area
- About 325 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Asheville, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,750/mo)
- Median rent $1,551/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to AVL airport
- 84 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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