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Murphy is a small town of 1,604 people in Cherokee County, North Carolina. It's about 48 miles from Cleveland, TN and 95 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $618 a month.
1,604people
$250kTypical home
$618/moRent
86° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,604
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 48 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $618/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 35
- 17% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TYS airport
- 50 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,585 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+57 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low 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.