I find that an apartment or a house works the best.
/sarc
LOL. Usually but I hear Ashville has a rather large homeless population...
Asheville is Berkely,CA east. Easy to live a little outside Asheville and still enjoy the breweries etc.
Go west a little, and uphill.
Asheville is for snowflakes and wokesters, with a beanie, a man bun etc.
Pretty, but the outskirts are prettier.
Do Not go east or south. Go west or north for better locale and weather.
IMHO.
All of the nice, pretty cities are liberal. With an exception: bentonville Arkansas.
Look into it.