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Harmony is a tiny town of 967 people in Iredell County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 52 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $1k a month.
967people
$126kTypical home
$1,304/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 967
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 713 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 25 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$797/mo)
- Median rent $1,304/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,400 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to USA airport
- 48 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iredell County: R+33 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk