IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Hemby Bridge, NC
Hemby Bridge is a small town of 2,096 people in Union County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,096people
$298kTypical home
$1,544/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
Is Hemby Bridge right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,096
- Part of a metro area
- About 915 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,544/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (926 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CLT airport
- 19 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 426 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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