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Hildebran is a small town of 2,207 people in Burke County, North Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Hickory, NC and 48 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 $194k and rent runs about $809 a month.
2,207people
$194kTypical home
$809/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,207
- Part of a metro area
- About 780 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Hickory, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,223/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CLT airport
- 44 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burke County: R+41 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