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Glen Alpine is a small town of 1,991 people in Burke County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Hickory, NC and 65 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $871 a month.
1,991people
$173kTypical home
$871/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,991
- Part of a metro area
- About 927 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Hickory, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AVL airport
- 59 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burke County: R+41 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk