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Lowell is a small town of 3,768 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,768people
$201kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,768
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,025 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,265/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CLT airport
- 10 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 160 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaston County: R+25 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
- 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.