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Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,889. It is the largest city in western North Carolina, and continues to grow - as of 2004, the Census Bureau estimates that Asheville's population is 70,400. Attractive to hip and creative young people as well as to hip and creative retirees, Asheville has been listed in both Rolling Stone and Modern Maturity as an ideal place to live or visit. The open and accepting character of the city is evidenced by the many lifestyles and beliefs that coexist peacefully there. The art scene is especially active, and Asheville has become a mecca for potters, painters and musicians, with much of the current creativity inspired by the folk art and old ballads of early Scottish, English and Scots-Irish settlers. Asheville is home to University of North Carolina at Asheville, or UNCA, a liberal arts college in North Asheville of about 3500 students and part of the University of North Carolina System. Asheville is also home to Warren Wilson College, located in the community of Swannanoa about 4 miles east of the Asheville city limits. Mars Hill College, a four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention, is located about 15 miles north of Asheville. It is the oldest college in western North Carolina. Montreat College, a four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is located 15 miles east of Asheville. Asheville is also home to the Asheville Tourists baseball team. A Local Introduction As real estate professionals, Pat and Donna believe it is not only their duty, but a privilege to introduce people to the area and help them make the most of living here. They also know that finding your new home is just one of the tasks that face you when you're relocating. Their goal is to coordinate everything as smoothly and efficiently as possible here, while you're wrapping up the final details of packing up and moving out of your current home. Asheville Area Rankings 2012Ranked #17 of "25 Best Places for Business and Careers", Forbes.com June 2012 Ranked #13 of 91 "Medium-Sized Cities" and #75 out of 398 "All Cities" in 2012 Best Cities for Job Growth, Forbes.com May 2012 Voted as One of the 10 Best Locations in the "Best Active Destinations" category of 10Besties Readers' Choice Travel Awards, 10Best.com, February 2012 Named #1 on 2012 List of "Best Places to Retire" TopRetirements..com, February 2012 Asheville Ranked as One of "10 Great Sunny Places to Retire" AARP, January 2012 Asheville Listed Among "15 Destinations on the Rise" TripAdvisor.com, January 2012 2011Asheville Ranked #24 of 200 Metros in Best Places for Business and Careers Forbes.com, June 2011 Asheville Named a Top 10 Food & Wine Destination in the United States TripAdivsor Travellers' Choice 2011 Included on Princeton Review's list of "Best Southeastern Colleges", UNC Asheville is listed as one of 20 institutions that have "Great College Towns" PrincetonReview.com 2011 Good Morning America included Asheville as one of the "Most Beautiful Places in America" August 2011 Ranked Top Small City for Art American Style Magazine, May 2011 Named among "four scene-stealing, summertime routes around the nation" Wall Street Journal, May 2011 Included as one of 15 Best Places for Second Homes Barron's, March 2011 Listed as top of 2011 Best Places to Retire TopRetirements.com, February 2011 Included among the 21 Places We're Going in 2011, Fodors, January 2011 2010Ranked 6th among all US cities as a place to do business Forbes.com, July 2010 Boasts four (4) of the Top 50 Most Popular Active Adult Communities for 2010 TopRetirements.com, July 2010 Voted #1 of Top 25 Small Cities American Style, May 2010 Ranked #21 of Forbes 200 Best Places for Business and Careers Forbes, April 2010 Included as one of the 10 Best Places for Second Homes Barron's, March 2010 Named as one of the five Best Small Towns to live in for Retirement ehow, March 2010 Listed as #1 of 100 Best Places to Retire TopRetirements.com, February 2010 Listed as top retirement destination of the top 10 places to retire MarketWatch, February 2010 2009Black Mountain named as one of the Best Place to Live Now! National Geographic Adventure Magazine, October 2009 Included as one of 10 Best Places to Retire US News & World Report, October 2009 Included as a Favorite City for Business Trips USA Today Road Warriors, August 2009 Ranked #8 of Top 10 Metro Areas for Quality of Life Business Facilities Magazine, July 2009 Ranked #2 as One of the Nation's Top Arts Destinations AmericanStyle Magazine Ranked #6 Best Metro Places for Business & Careers Forbes.com, March 2009 Included in 21 Best U.S. Towns for Baby Boomers' Active Retirement www.bestboomertowns.com
200811 of 20 Best Places to Retire Black Enterprise magazine, October 2008 7 of Top 10 Best Midsize Cities for Doing Business Inc.com, July 2008 46 of 200 Best Performing Large Cities, 2nd Biggest Single-Year Gainer Milken Institute, September 2008 2 of the Top 25 Small-City Art Destinations for 2008 AmericanStyle magazine, June 2008 26 of 200 Large Metros Best Places for Business & Career Forbes, March 2008 41 of 100 Best Places of Live and Launch CNN Money.com, March 2008
Pat and Donna believe in making real estate and the relocation process as easy as possible for everyone involved. With the internet, your able to visit Asheville, NC from the comfort of your very own home. Start with the Virtual Visitors Guide from Explore Asheville. You can flip through the pages of this beautiful book and get to know more about our amazing city. Click HERE to view the book. For a map of Asheville Click HERE For a history of Asheville click HERE Various Links for Asheville Newspapers in Our Area As always, remember, www.PatandDonna.com |
