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Cost of Living in Asheville, NC

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Asheville is highly appreciated by visitors for its vibrant culinary and artistic scenes. Many reviews praise the city’s excellent food options and thriving local art culture, often describing it as one of the best in the country. This makes it a popular choice for anyone interested in gastronomy, creativity, or cultural experiences.

The area's natural beauty and outdoor opportunities, like hiking, also contribute to its appeal. Some choose to make Asheville their home base due to the attractive mix of lifestyle and environment.

However, the local culture leans heavily toward wellness and new age practices, which may not be appealing to everyone. While some embrace the focus on self-discovery and healing, others find it overly niche or off-putting. Visitors should be prepared for this unique cultural atmosphere when considering a trip.

Overall, Asheville stands out as a lively small city with strong food, art, and nature-driven appeal, though its particular cultural vibe may not suit every traveler.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Asheville is an extremely new age micro metropolis where everyone is obsessed with healing their inner child. Food is good though.

1 year ago

Absolutely LOVE Asheville. So much, that it's now my home base. Beautiful scenery, great hikes, and one of the best food & art scenes in the US. If you're debating visiting, just do it.

2 years ago

✅ Great food scene

✅ Strong art and culture

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ New age culture may not appeal to everyone

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

5°C / 41°F cold

4°C / 39°F cold

15°C / 59°F cool

17°C / 63°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

24°C / 75°F warm

29°C / 84°F warm

30°C / 86°F warm

23°C / 73°F mild

20°C / 68°F mild

9°C / 48°F cold

14°C / 57°F cool

Real (median)

6°C / 43°F
very cold

5°C / 41°F
very cold

15°C / 58°F
cool

16°C / 61°F
cool

19°C / 66°F
mild

24°C / 74°F
warm

26°C / 79°F
warm

27°C / 80°F
warm

23°C / 73°F
mild

20°C / 67°F
mild

9°C / 48°F
cold

14°C / 56°F
cool

Humidity

nice
65%

damp
73%

nice
59%

nice
60%

nice
72%

nice
80%

nice
84%

sweaty
85%

nice
81%

nice
80%

nice
58%

nice
64%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
64mm

rainy
88mm

rainy
117mm

rainy
63mm

rainy
89mm

rainy
94mm

rainy
119mm

rainy
111mm

rainy
88mm

rainy
82mm

dry
9mm

dry
29mm

Cloud

pockets
36%

pockets
41%

pockets
39%

pockets
29%

pockets
42%

pockets
46%

pockets
38%

pockets
36%

pockets
32%

pockets
35%

pockets
20%

pockets
26%

Air quality

clean
23 US AQI

clean
26 US AQI

clean
25 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

clean
21 US AQI

clean
26 US AQI

clean
24 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

Remote workers

267 people

225 people

325 people

267 people

314 people

450 people

333 people

356 people

320 people

375 people

244 people

400 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Johnson City, TN

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°

🚕3h

$3,268 / mo

37 Mbps

Greenville, SC

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

🚕3h

$4,152 / mo

31 Mbps

Kingsport, TN

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°

🚕4h

$3,112 / mo

37 Mbps

Knoxville, TN

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

✈️10min

$4,855 / mo

107 Mbps

Charlotte, NC

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 29° 84° 26° 78°

✈️12min

$4,672 / mo

37 Mbps

High Point, NC

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

✈️19min

$3,819 / mo

43 Mbps

Augusta, GA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° 🥵

✈️19min

$3,990 / mo

51 Mbps

Greensboro, NC

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

✈️20min

$3,866 / mo

45 Mbps

Chattanooga, TN

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°

✈️21min

$3,459 / mo

71 Mbps

Atlanta, GA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79°

✈️21min

$3,941 / mo

34 Mbps

Burlington, NC

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°

✈️23min

$3,404 / mo

49 Mbps

Roanoke, VA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

✈️24min

$3,733 / mo

102 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

✈️1h

$7,679 / mo

🌇 Also went here48 people

Austin, TX

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 30° 86° 27° 81°

✈️2h

$3,837 / mo

🌇 Also went here26 people

Denver, CO

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°

✈️3h

$4,285 / mo

🌇 Also went here34 people

Mexico City

Mexico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

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🌦 Feels 26° 79° 27° 80° AQI 107 😷

✈️3h

$1,888 / mo

🌇 Also went here27 people

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°

✈️5h

$6,124 / mo

🌇 Also went here42 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 33

✈️8h

$3,946 / mo

🌇 Also went here31 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 46

✈️9h

$5,944 / mo

🌇 Also went here44 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 57 😷

✈️9h

$5,298 / mo

🌇 Also went here32 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 34

✈️9h

$6,068 / mo

🌇 Also went here37 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 40

✈️9h

$5,477 / mo

🌇 Also went here27 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 55 😷

✈️10h

$4,464 / mo

🌇 Also went here33 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 46

✈️10h

$3,167 / mo

🌇 Also went here28 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️10h

$5,791 / mo

🌇 Also went here26 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 50

✈️11h

$2,558 / mo

🌇 Also went here28 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 45° 113° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 47

✈️19h

$1,529 / mo

🌇 Also went here32 people

200 remote workers in Asheville now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.75/5 (Rank #213) 106 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,422 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 101Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 78%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $4,817 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Okay
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Okay
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	101 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (78%) = feels 23°C 73°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 32 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Mojo
☕️ Best coffee place	Clingman Cafe
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Caffeind
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	87,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,808 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Craigslist
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Jet Blue
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	United Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	Mission Health

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,422 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,532 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$5,452 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,558 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,288 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,874 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,070 / month
🏠 Median home price	$460,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$154 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$94 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$306 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$7
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$16,667 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$70 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$8 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,352
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$30,278
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$71,127