Brevard
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About Brevard
City in North Carolina, United StatesBrevard ( brə-VARD) is a city in and the county seat of Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,744 as of the 2020 census. Brevard is located at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has become a noted tourism, retirement, and cultural center in western North Carolina. A moderate climate, environmental beauty and cultural activities attracts retirees to the area. Brevard is also known for its white squirrels. There are several theories of how they came to live there, including an overturned carnival truck and an escaped pet breeding with native squirrels. Along with nearby Asheville and Hendersonville, Brevard forms the Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA combi…
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Housing in Brevard
The typical Brevard home is worth about $457,000, down 2% in a year, 36% above the North Carolina typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Brevard
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Brevard's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Brevard
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 95% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Schools in Brevard
All Brevard schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Brevard’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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