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Cleveland is a small town of 1,080 people in Rowan County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 37 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $739 a month.
1,080people
$243kTypical home
$739/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,080
- Part of a metro area
- About 697 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 111 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
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,426 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to USA airport
- 39 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 534 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 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
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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