TOP TEN REASONS TO LIVE IN OUR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOMEPLACES! (see link to map, below)
1. Beautiful wilderness areas: Linville Gorge, Pisgah Forest, Linville Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway, Elk River, Harper's Creek, Linville Caverns, and more!
2. Mountaintop resorts: Grandfather, Echota, Linville Ridge, Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, Headwaters, Lodges at Eagle's Nest, Blowing Rock, Land Harbor, Esseola, Seven Devils, etc., etc!
3. Charming little towns: Newland (highest county seat on the East Coast), Linville Falls, Jonas Ridge, Elk Park, Crossnore, Linville, Matney, Heaton, Montezuma, Wilson's Creek, Plumtree, Globe . . .and many more.
4. Recreation: Ski Resorts, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Golf Courses, Whitewater rafting, Horseback Riding, Trout Fishing, Swimming, Gem Mining, Fine Dining, Shopping, Antiquing, Music & Arts, R-e-l-a-x-i-n-g.
5. Year-round Arts and Events: Theater and Arts at Lees-McCrae College, Appalachian Summer Festival in Boone, Avery County Chamber Fine Arts Event, Weekend Arts Festivals in Blowing Rock, Penland School of the Arts nearby, High Country Watermedia Society, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Photography weekends, Wooly Worm Festival, High Country Wine Event, and much more! The High Country is home to many internationally known artists, sculptors, musicians, and performers.
6. Affordable real estate, stable economy, LOW TAXES! Invest in a vacation home and place it in a rental program to pay its way during the months you must be away from our beautiful mountains. The tax rate is only .38 per $100!
7. Great weather year-round: Cool summers with mountain breezes; mostly mild winters: just enough snow to cover the Christmas Tree fields and ski slopes.
8. Room to breathe that magic mountain air! Avery County's lines encompass 247 square miles with a population density of 69.5 people per mile. That means we're rural, with room for scenic beauty, habitat for wildlife, water for trout streams, and places for our children to play.
9. The nicest people you'll ever meet choose to live here! Many of our residents and retirees look the nation over before settling in our lovely Blue Ridge mountains.
10. The best Realtors you'll ever work with will welcome you to Jonas Ridge Realty!
Avery County Map: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncavery/averymap.htm
