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Granite Falls is a small town of 4,929 people in Caldwell County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Hickory, NC and 53 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $905 a month.
4,929people
$202kTypical home
$905/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,929
- Part of a metro area
- About 998 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to Hickory, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,276/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CLT airport
- 49 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell County: R+53 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