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Saluda is a tiny town of 683 people in Polk County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Asheville, NC and 86 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $1k a month.
683people
$372kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
83° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 683
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Asheville, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,348/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,091 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 17% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AVL airport
- 79 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,251 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk