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Gastonia is a mid-size city of 82,884 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 20 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
82,884people
$278kTypical home
$1,204/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 82,884
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $1,204/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (874 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,839 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CLT airport
- 14 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,306 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 324 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaston County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk