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Long View is a big small town of 5,011 people in Catawba County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Hickory, NC and 47 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $794 a month.
5,011people
$157kTypical home
$794/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,011
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,245 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Hickory, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$992/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to CLT airport
- 43 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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