IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Spruce Pine, NC
Spruce Pine is a small town of 2,398 people in Mitchell 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 82°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $837 a month.
2,398people
$208kTypical home
$837/moRent
82° / 45°Summer / winter
27"Snow
241Sunny days
Is Spruce Pine right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,398
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 590 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to AVL airport
- 80 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,608 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+56 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk