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Belwood is a tiny town of 893 people in Cleveland County, North Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Hickory, NC and 44 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $860 a month.
893people
$215kTypical home
$860/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 893
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to Hickory, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,353/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,341 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CLT airport
- 38 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleveland County: R+35 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk