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Waynesville is a big small town of 10,502 people in Haywood County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Asheville, NC and 124 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,502people
$282kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,502
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,171 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Asheville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,776/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,777 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to AVL airport
- 60 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,717 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haywood County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk