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Albemarle is a small city of 16,762 people in Stanly County, North Carolina. It's about 38 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $880 a month.
16,762people
$205kTypical home
$880/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,762
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 38 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,291/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (631 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,485 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to USA airport
- 44 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Stanly County: R+51 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk