Living in Landis, NC
Landis is a small town of 3,765 people in Rowan County, North Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,765people
$252kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,765
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,101 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,163 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to USA airport
- 30 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 845 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 230 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rowan County: R+36 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.