Seven DevilsNC
A town of 314.
Is Seven Devils a good place to live?
78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Seven Devils, above both the North Carolina town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a lower July high than Seven Devils. 28% of the land in Seven Devils is conserved, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 3.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Seven Devils has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Seven Devils stand out
Where Seven Devils beats most towns.
314 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Blue Ridge Parkway and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seven Devils. Close and well known come first.
2 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi MountainMount Mitchell
3 mi MountainGrandfather Mountain9 mi Theme parkTweetsie Railroad5 mi Theme parkLand of Oz
3 mi Ski areaSugar Mountain Resort26 runs · 1,171 ft verticalPhoto credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Seven Devils: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seven Devils, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Seven Devils.
A typical Seven Devils home is worth about $555K
The typical Seven Devils home is worth about $555,000, about the same as a year ago, 67% above the North Carolina typical home. 93% of Seven Devils households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 1.9 jobs for every working resident, Seven Devils draws in 202 commuters
Most working residents leave Seven Devils for work: only 0% work in town. Seven Devils’ median household income is $112,000. Jobs based in Seven Devils grew to 202 in 2023, 103 more than in 2013.
| Seven Devils | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Seven Devils has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
3.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Seven Devils is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Otter Falls Park | 0.8 mi | 10 |
| 2. The Park at Seven Devils | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Seven Devils faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Seven Devils since 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Seven Devils
Seven Devils has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a lower January low than Seven Devils.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Seven Devils is
Seven Devils beats the North Carolina average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Seven Devils.
| Seven Devils | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Seven Devils | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 12.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Seven Devils
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Seven Devils
About 8 of every 100 Seven Devils residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Every workday, about 202 people come to Seven Devils for work
Where Seven Devils’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Seven Devils
Town in North Carolina, United States
Seven Devils is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 313 at the 2020 census. The town, which is located in the Appalachian Mountains, is best known as the site of a popular wintertime tubing resort known as Hawksnest, which claims it has the largest tubing facility on the East Coast, and some of the town's year round residents earn their living at the resort. Many others are retirees. Developed in the 1970s as a vacation home community, Seven Devils is home mostly to seasonal residents.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,944 ft
- Area code
- 828
Questions about Seven Devils
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seven Devils, NC a good place to live?
Seven Devils has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.