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Tryon is a small town of 1,810 people in Polk County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 79 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,810people
$307kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
241Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,810
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 906 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 25 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,015 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 14% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GSP airport
- 73 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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