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Looking To Relocate To A New Area In Nc With Good Schools......have 3 Children 12, 1o & 16,,,,,,,,would Like An Area That Gets Some Snowfall........thanks
Asheville is the first thing that comes to mind. That is kind of the economic and cultural engine of Western NC. Anywhere out of the mountains will not get enough snow to satisfy. I grew up in Detroit and really missed the snow when I lived in NC. Even 30 miles East of Asheville (down the mountain) in the foothills, got very little snow.
Another area that gets even more snow than Asheville is Boone. Appalachian State University is there which drives the economy there as well as tourism.
Of course, I have mentioned the larger towns where you are more likely to find work.
Yancy, Mitchell, Avery and Watauga counties all get significant snow. Those are kind of North of Asheville. But, even the counties to the South of Asheville but still with elevation, will get some snow.
What part of the state are you moving from? I have good friends in Greenville, who have two daughters who relocated up near Boone after going to college there. They like the change of seasons.
We in the east don't get snow every year. So I would suggest at least getting as far west as Asheville if not further if snow was something that I really wanted. I read somewhere that a lot of Floridians were moving to Murphy, NC up in the mountains. I liked Black Mountain and Maggie Valley as well. And Sparta along with Mt. Airy weren't too bad either. They are all in the northwestern part of the state. "Mayberry" was set in Andy Griffin's hometown of Mt. Airy I believe it was. I know Sparta is really near the Virginia state line because I got lost up there one night going to Sparta and was in Virginia before I realized it.
Boone and Asheville are the only two cities in the mountains (for that snow you wanted) with strong enough economies to provide good jobs and good schools. So there you go.
Enjoy.
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