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Icard is a small town of 2,153 people in Burke County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Hickory, NC and 50 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 $142k and rent runs about $842 a month.
2,153people
$142kTypical home
$842/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,153
- Part of a metro area
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to Hickory, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$894/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% 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 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to CLT airport
- 46 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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