Living in Weaverville, NC
Weaverville is a small town of 4,687 people in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Asheville, NC and 103 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,687people
$464kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
85° / 48°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,687
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,187 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Asheville, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,924/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,319 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AVL airport
- 81 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,261 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 438 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buncombe County: D+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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk