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Locust is a big small town of 5,840 people in Stanly County, North Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $878 a month.
5,840people
$322kTypical home
$878/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,840
- Part of a metro area
- About 710 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,031/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (631 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to USA airport
- 29 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,048 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 278 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanly County: R+51 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- 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.