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China Grove is a small town of 4,530 people in Rowan County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $993 a month.
4,530people
$226kTypical home
$993/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,530
- Part of a metro area
- About 996 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $54k
- 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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (996 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to USA airport
- 32 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 730 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rowan County: R+36 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk