Public education in Swannanoa is provided by Buncombe County Schools. The district operates 40 campuses and serving a student population of approximately 25,000 county-wide. Students of Swannanoa usually attend Black Mountain Primary, W.D. Williams Elementary, Charles D. Owen Middle School or Charles D. Owen High School. After high school, local students might consider attending one of several nearby colleges or universities: Montreat College, Warren Wilson College, University of North Carolina at Asheville and Asheville-Buncombe Technical College.

Swannanoa is just one of many cozy villages nestled within the mountainous areas of Buncombe County. Exploring these neighboring communities can be a relaxing and rewarding perk to living in Swannanoa. A stroll through Black Mountain or Montreat might be the perfect activity on a Saturday afternoon. Follow it up with a delicious meal at a unique café or bit of self-pampering at an independently owned boutique.

If idle wandering isn’t your style, perhaps a round of golf might be in order. There are several courses in nearby Asheville, plus another in each Black Mountain and Old Fort. Within a wider radius, there are enough golf courses in the region to keep you occupied every weekend for a very long time, with the Cliffs adding a Tiger Woods designed course coming for members.

Swannanoa enjoys a year-round climate of moderate weather. Rainfall averages between three and five inches monthly, totaling to about 48 inches for the year. Temperatures fluctuate between summer highs of about 85 to winter lows of about 20. July is usually the warmest month of the year, while January is the coolest.