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Kings Mountain is a big small town of 12,039 people in Cleveland County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $959 a month.
12,039people
$204kTypical home
$959/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,039
- Part of a metro area
- About 825 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,287/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (502 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,328 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CLT airport
- 23 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleveland County: R+35 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk