A town of 7,281, settled in 2003. Public schools that outperform most of North Carolina.
The 3 things Mills River does most differently from other towns.
Where Mills River’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Mills River. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Mills River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills River Elementary | PK–5 | 608 | A− |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary | K–5 | 562 | A |
Most working residents leave Mills River for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Asheville (24%), Hendersonville (9%) and Charlotte (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Mills River beats the North Carolina average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Mills River | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.9% |
The typical Mills River home is worth about $524,000, down 2.9% in a year, 57% above the North Carolina typical home.
4.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mills River Park | 1.1 mi | 46 |
| 2. Pisgah National Forest | — | 11 |
Mills River has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Mills River is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,802 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to be 7,406 in 2019. The town took its name from the nearby confluence of the Mills River and French Broad River. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was incorporated into a town in June 2003. Sierra Nevada opened a brewery in Mills River in 2014.
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4 towns share a border with Mills River.