NC area data
Chimney Rock, NC
Chimney Rock, NC.
Population: 138 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $410,000
- Median days on market
- 176 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 95.6%
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, strongWind, inlandFlooding, lightning, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 59.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Blue Ridge Parkway (16 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Six Oaks Airport (12 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 25
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 11
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $1,375
- Households with broadband internet
- 89.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 14,960
- Average weekly wage
- $874
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 191
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