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Royal Pines is a small town of 4,325 people in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Asheville, NC and 96 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,325people
$400kTypical home
$1,596/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,325
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,594 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to Asheville, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,596/mo
- Median household income $108k
- 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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
- About average violent crime (344 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,998 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to AVL airport
- 87 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,539 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 447 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buncombe County: D+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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk