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Cricket is a small town of 2,317 people in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Hickory, NC and 69 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $773 a month.
2,317people
$141kTypical home
$773/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,317
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Hickory, NC
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$887/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to USA airport
- 67 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilkes 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk