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Gold Hill is a tiny town of 914 people in Rowan County, North Carolina. It's about 35 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
914people
$280kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 914
- Part of a metro area
- About 367 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 35 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,763/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 51% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to USA airport
- 40 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.