Asheville's great, but what are the options outside of Asheville you ask?
Well, in this video, I'm going to tell you about the communities right around Asheville.
So stay tuned.
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Okay.
So let's take it from the top.
Just North of downtown Asheville, we have a small community called Woodfin.
It is basically located between Asheville and Weaverville.
Woodfin is situated along the banks of the French Broad River.
A couple of easy ways to get to Woodfin would be either take exit 24 off of I26 West or
head North on Merriman Avenue.
You'll go past beautiful trees that line Beaver Lake on your left and that's how you're going
to get to Woodfin.
Weaverville Highway is the winding epicenter of Woodfin so the easiest way to explore this
little town is to start South and head North.
Woodfin is a great combination of mountaintop views and small neighborhood feelings.
It is also a perfect place for somebody who likes to do all things outdoors.
Whether you want to go kayaking or tubing on the French Broad River, or want to go hiking
and exploring some trails on Blue Ridge Parkway, Woodfin is the right place for you.
The median sales price right now in Woodfin is right around $210,000.
Okay.
If you start moving East from downtown Asheville and past East Asheville, it's going to take
you straight to Swannanoa.
Swannanoa is a small town located between Asheville and Black Mountain.
You can get to Swannanoa by taking exit 59 off of I40 West, or if you take Town Road
and yes, you're going to have to go through a tunnel going from downtown.
It's going to take you all the way through East Asheville and all the way to Swannanoa.
Swannanoa offers a mix of suburban and rural lifestyle.
It is also a home to Warren Wilson College.
The surrounding mountains are for walking, hiking, biking trails, Greenways, camping,
trout fishing, lakes, waterfalls.
You name it, they have it.
Median sales price in Swannanoa right now is right about $242,000.
The next community on the list is Fairview.
Fairview is a super comfortable, super accessible community that is located Southeast of Asheville.
It's located in between South and East Asheville, in between Swannanoa and Arden.
Fairview possesses a rural, small town feel while still offering proximity to Asheville
and Black Mountain.
Also, Chimney Rock is a short drive over the Eastern Conventional Divide when you are leaving
Fairview.
If you take this scenic drive through Asheville's quieter side, filled with picturesque farm
land, you are never going to have a feeling of being cramped.
It's always such a joy to go to Fairview.
All the beautiful views and the feeling of freedom.
I guess that's why they call it Fairview.
The access to Fairview is super easy.
You can just take exit 53 B if traveling on I40 or if you come in from downtown, you just
continue going straight on the US 74, that later turns into Charlotte Highway.
The median sales price in Fairview is right at about $384,000.
Next community that is located just South from downtown Asheville and South of South
Asheville is Arden.
The main access point for Arden is through either Hendersonville Road or Sweeten Creek.
These two roads kind of go parallel to each other, with Sweeten Creek being smaller with
only two lanes for the longest stretch and a lot worse traffic.
In fact, in the whole South Asheville, Arden and Fletcher have got the reputation for having
the worst traffic in the whole area.
So just keep that in mind.
If you're thinking of moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina and are afraid of
losing all the comforts of a big city, then Arden is the place for you.
Like I said, it is directly South of Asheville and very close to the airport and all the
major shopping and grocery stores at your disposal.
Arden is located between Asheville and Hendersonville with Fletcher also right before Hendersonville.
There is Asheville, Arden, Fletcher and Hendersonville.
Everything is so close to each other, it's really kind of hard to tell where you are
at, whether you are in South Asheville or Arden or you are already in Fletcher.
It's not like you have a divide or you can definitely say that, "Oh, I'm in Fletcher
or in Arden right now", unless you know the address.
Everything is super close and kind of connected to each other.
Then in Hendersonville, you can definitely tell where you are.
You pass Fletcher and now you're in Hendersonville.
Median sales price in Arden is $324,000.
Finally, we get to the Western part and there's a couple of communities that I want to talk
about.
One of them is Candler.
Conveniently located just West of Asheville and surrounded by stunning mountain views,
sits the pastoral community of Candler.
This Buncombe County region of Harmony Valley offers all the advantages of country life.
More acreage, on average, than city properties and a wider price range, coupled with easy
access to downtown Asheville and a multitude of retail amenities.
Candler offers rolling hills and rural appeal with no shortage of cow pastures and good
old boy gas stations.
A couple of easy ways to get to Candler is by either taking exit 44 off of I40 West,
or taking Patton Avenue coming from downtown Asheville.
That turns into Smokey Park Highway and that is how you get to Candler.
With flatter land compared to Asheville and Fairview for example, Candler is perfect for
people looking to use their land rather than simply owning it.
Median sales price in Candler is $260,000.
Well, my assistant just woke up, so we need to wrap it up.
We want to mention last, but certainly not least, the community that is situated Northwest
of downtown Asheville and that is Leicester, North Carolina.
Leicester is such a beautiful place with endless farmland and rolling hills.
The main access point to Leicester is through Leicester Highway.
I actually made a whole video about Leicester, North Carolina, that you can look and watch.
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