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West Canton is a small town of 1,412 people in Haywood County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Asheville, NC and 117 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 $197k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,412people
$197kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Asheville, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,242/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to AVL airport
- 66 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,648 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 424 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.