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Belmont is a small city of 15,546 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,546people
$395kTypical home
$1,365/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,546
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,272 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,491/mo)
- Median rent $1,365/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,986 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CLT airport
- 6 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,658 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 163 bars within 25 mi
- 448 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaston County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk