276

276

321

64

178

280

2095

26

26

26

16

4040

40

85

85

75

Columbia

Atlanta

Asheville

Brevard

Greenville

Spartanburg

Florence

Charleston

Savannah

Raleigh

P

P

P

SC Inland Port

v

264085

280276276VIA

VIA

VIA

WHERE WE ARE

�64 �178 �276 �281NC�215NC �280NC

MAJOR HIGHWAYSASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT

�280NC

via 4-lane

15minutes

11miles

DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE 25 miles northeast GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AREA 35 miles south

SAVANNAH 271 miles SC INLAND 45 miles CHARLESTON 247 miles

SEAPORTS

METRO AREA DISTANCE (MILES) POPULATION

Asheville 25 87,882Atlanta 204 456,002Charlotte 115 809,958Greenville 59 62,252

WHO WE ARE

LABOR FORCEPOPULATION

North Carolina 9,544,249

Asheville-Brevard Combined Statistical Area 472,295

Transylvania County 33,045

City of Brevard 7,645

Town of Rosman 582

LOCAL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES DISTANCE (MILES) ENROLLMENT

Brevard College 0 729Blue Ridge Community College 0 6,807Western Carolina University Biltmore Park 23.1 524University of North Carolina Asheville 35.2 3,595AB Technical Community College 33.0 11,124Furman University 40.6 2,936Clemson University 52.6 21,857Western Carolina University Main Campus 49.3 10,382

35%of population

hold an advanceddegree

N O R T H C A R O L I N A

TransylvaniaCounty

13,239 Asheville-Brevard Combined Statistical Area

231,437

HOW WE WORK

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SINCE 2010

HOW WE LIVE

ACCOLADES

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR, 2014

AVERAGE EMPLOYEES WEEKLY WAGE

Educational Services 965 $678

Retail Trade 1,301 $424

Manufacturing 515 $804

Construction 385 $656

Finance and Insurance 200 $976

Administrative Services 279 $536

Health Care & Social Assistance 1,436 $679

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 183 $467

Accommodation & Food Service 1,179 $342

Public Administration 71 $1,083

20109.8%

20119.4%

20128.7%

20137.4%

20145.8%

10

0

5

4 SEASONS

100,000 ACRES

Public Lands41%

of Land Dedicated to Recreation

250

Waterfalls9

Public Schools94-BED

Non-Profit Hospital

$41,952Median

Househould Income

TransylvaniaAl l iance.com

Top 10 Best Places to Start

a Business in NC

NerdWallet.com

Top 100 Best Places to Live in the United States: Small Town Edition Livability.com

Best Place to Raise an

Outdoor Family2015 Best of Blue Ridge

America's 10 Best

Mountain Bike Towns

National

Geographic

America's 20 Coolest

Outdoor Towns Matador

Cycling Capital of the South

by Bike Magazine

Transylvania County:

America's Best Kept Secret

Bike Magazine's annual gear

guide The Bible of Bike Tests, January 2012

AVERAGE

S M T W T S$ AVERAGE EMPLOYEES WEEKLY WAGE

Transylvania County Schools 500-999

Transylvania County 250-499

Transylvania Regional Hospital 250-499

Ingles Markets, Inc. 100-249

Brevard College 100-249

Gaia Herbs 100-249

City of Brevard 100-249

Transylvania Vocational Services 100-249

MB Industries 100-249

Wal-Mart 100-249

The Oaks 100-249

Brevard Music Center 100-249

TOP EMPLOYERS

AVERAGE COMMUTE

TIME

23.7 minutes

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

5.7%

LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATE IN ASHEVILLE MSA + 10TH LOWEST IN NORTH CAROLINA

PROPERTY TAX§ Transylvania County $0.4499 per $100 of value§ City of Brevard $0.4725 per $100 of value + county rate = 0.9224§ Town of Rosman $0.4100 per $100 of value + county rate = 0.8599

SALES TAX 6.75%OCCUPANCY TAX 5%NC CORPORATE INCOME TAX 5%NC PERSONAL INCOME TAX 5.75%

TAX RATES