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Bethlehem is a small town of 4,101 people in Alexander County, North Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Hickory, NC and 50 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $795 a month.
4,101people
$327kTypical home
$795/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,101
- Part of a metro area
- About 538 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to Hickory, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,062/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (860 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to USA airport
- 46 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 300 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alexander County: R+60 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