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Conover is a big small town of 8,580 people in Catawba County, North Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Hickory, NC and 41 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $898 a month.
8,580people
$271kTypical home
$898/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,580
- Part of a metro area
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Hickory, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,273 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to USA airport
- 38 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 415 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catawba County: R+38 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk