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Seven Devils is a tiny town of 425 people in Watauga County, North Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Johnson City, TN and 85 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $427k and rent runs about $1k a month.
425people
$427kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
76° / 40°Summer / winter
46"Snow
224Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 425
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 194 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $427k (≈$2,692/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (666 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TRI airport
- 81 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,878 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Watauga County: D+6 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High 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.