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Lake Norman of Catawba is a big small town of 9,906 people in Catawba County, North Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Hickory, NC and 28 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $493k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,906people
$493kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
249Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,906
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 410 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to Hickory, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $493k (≈$3,106/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,273 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to USA airport
- 27 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catawba County: R+38 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk