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I looked into Hendersonville but I believe the crime rate was a little high. I'll check again. Thanks!
Check specific addresses. If you are out in a suburban neighborhood, you won't have the level of crime you might downtown. But Boone and Blowing Rock are also good suggestions if you want to be more remote.
If the temps are your highest priority look to Boone, Blowing Rock, Highlands, Cashiers, etc. If you just want a nice retirement location that's a few degrees cooler consider Chapel Hill, Hendersonville, etc. There are lots of 55+ communities scattered all over NC.
OP will be hard-pressed to find a suitable home in her price range in Blowing Rock, Cashiers or Highlands. Boone might too cold for her.
The OP also specifically mentioned 'the foothills' which would be at lower elevations.
Here is a very good website for the OP to get a better idea of how NC is divided.
Also, there are no concerns about 'crime' in the Hendersonville area; a very popular retirement area with moderate temperatures year 'round. (I'd be more concerned about crime closer to downtown Asheville. Best to talk with the local Police Dept., anywhere.)
Thanks all! My max would be around $275.00. I wish to be mortgage free so I'll be paying cash. I'm not a golfer, but I like the demographics of Pinehurat, especially the average age, and I've seen many nice, newer homes on realtor.com., but the summer heat seems to be a bit much. I'd like a single, newer home or a home that has been dated, with a small PRIVATE back yard. Perhaps what I'm looking for is in a 55+ neighborhood, if there is such a thing.
Trish, your price range is not a problem as long as you don't want to be attached to a golf community. You can easily find a very nice home, approx. 1500 sq. ft. of living area, nice yard, in good condition. One thing to remember here is that you will pay City and County property taxes if you live within any city limits. Look for homes within the County and you will pay County taxes. I am sending you a good website via direct message.
Again, not that much difference in temps between the foothills and the rest of the piedmont. Pinehurst is a few (like 4) degrees hotter than say Morganton, but really, if hot summers are a problem you're going to need to go to higher elevations or a different area of the country. Average high temp in July 2015 in Pinehurst was 86, single day high of 98; Chapel Hill 83, single day high 93; Morganton 82, single day high 96;Hendersonville/Asheville 80, single day high 92; and then Boone/Blowing Rock is much cooler with an average high of 75 and a single day high for the entire month of 84. So you can see Pinehurst is hot, Boone/Blowing is much cooler and the rest of the state from Chapel Hill to Asheville really doesn't have the huge variations until you increase that elevation.
If you really like Pinehurst I'd strongly consider it. It's gonna be hot anywhere in NC in the summer unless you really go high up above 3000 feet and then you have to deal with more snowy winter weather.
Again, not that much difference in temps between the foothills and the rest of the piedmont. Pinehurst is a few (like 4) degrees hotter than say Morganton, but really, if hot summers are a problem you're going to need to go to higher elevations or a different area of the country. Average high temp in July 2015 in Pinehurst was 86, single day high of 98; Chapel Hill 83, single day high 93; Morganton 82, single day high 96;Hendersonville/Asheville 80, single day high 92; and then Boone/Blowing Rock is much cooler with an average high of 75 and a single day high for the entire month of 84. So you can see Pinehurst is hot, Boone/Blowing is much cooler and the rest of the state from Chapel Hill to Asheville really doesn't have the huge variations until you increase that elevation.
If you really like Pinehurst I'd strongly consider it. It's gonna be hot anywhere in NC in the summer unless you really go high up above 3000 feet and then you have to deal with more snowy winter weather.
She is also looking to get away from snow.....Boone averages 90 inches of snow a year; more than most areas of Connecticut and about the same as Buffalo, NY
She is also looking to get away from snow.....Boone averages 90 inches of snow a year; more than most areas of Connecticut and about the same as Buffalo, NY
the average snowfall for the city of Boone, NC is just over 35 inches (per NWS)
the average snowfall for the city of Boone, NC is just over 35 inches (per NWS)
You are right; I was looking at the metric (cm) averages.
Still, 35 inches of snow per year is about on par with most areas of the coastal northeast; not really a place to go if you are looking to get away from snow.
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