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High Shoals is a tiny town of 534 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $968 a month.
534people
$230kTypical home
$968/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 534
- Part of a metro area
- About 205 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 24 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,453/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,590 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CLT airport
- 19 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,014 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 252 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaston County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.