2025 Compare Cities Rankings:
Lake Lure, NC vs Blowing Rock, NC

#28 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#254 2005 Best Places to Live

#268 Best Green Cities

I was only here on vacation for about a week or so... But in this relatively-short span of time, I came to not only love this place, but also adore it. I also adore  More

Lake Lure has a retirement community that has been slowly discovered - Rumbling Bald Mountain Resort. This small lake area community has beautiful mountain views,  More

Hello My wife and I have lived in Lake Lure in the Hickory full time since 2002. It is in many ways the best kept secret in Western NC. We live in the Rumbling Bald  More

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More