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Lake Norman of Iredell is a big small town of 12,494 people in Iredell County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $887k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,494people
$887kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,494
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,238 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 24 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $887k (≈$5,596/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,400 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to USA airport
- 23 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 292 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iredell County: R+33 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk