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Lake Park is a small town of 3,431 people in Union County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,431people
$335kTypical home
$2,040/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,431
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,668 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,109/mo)
- Median rent $2,040/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 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
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (926 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CLT airport
- 20 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,418 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 406 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk