Accolades
”Asheville is the #1 place in America to Live!” – Relocate-America.com“Best Town” – Outside Magazine
“Top Ten Towns for Second-Home Investment” – MSN Money
Top 10% on the Entrepreneurial / Innovation – Small Business Administration
“One of the Five Best Places to Retire” – Consumer Reports
Top 20% for “Small Metros Best Places for Business and Careers” – Forbes
“Top 15 Dream Towns to Reinvent Your Life” – AARP Magazine
#1 of 10 Great Adventure Towns
National Geographic Adventure Magazine,
September 2004
Five Cities That Are Special
USA Today, July 2004
America’s Top 25 Arts Destinations
AmericanStyle, Summer 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004
Number 8 of the Best Places to Live
(U.S. and Canada)
Cities Ranked and Rated 2004
Top Ten Towns for a Second-Home Investment
MSN Money, October 2003
Best Places to Retire
MSN, July 2003
America’s Happiest City For Women
Self Magazine, October 2002
One of America’s 5 Best Biking Towns
Bike Magazine, June 2002
The 20 Best Places to Retire in the World
Barron’s, March 2002
#1 Urban Haven in the World
The Wallpaper Magazine Annual Round-Up
Jan/Feb 2002
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Population
| 2004 | 1990-2000 Growth | |
| City | 69,000 | 12% |
| County | 215,000 | 18% |
Asheville Climate
| Annual Average Temperature | 55' F |
| Average January Daily Temperature | 36' F |
| Average July Daily Temperature | 73' F |
| Average Annual Rainfall | 47.6" |
| Average Annual Snowfall | 16.2" |
| Average Elevation | 2,165 ft |
