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Valle Crucis is a tiny town of 242 people in Watauga County, North Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Johnson City, TN and 88 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $1k a month.
242people
$464kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
78° / 42°Summer / winter
51"Snow
224Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 242
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 55 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,925/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 20 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 53
- 16% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TRI airport
- 84 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,166 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.