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Lowesville is a small town of 3,874 people in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,874people
$407kTypical home
$1,490/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,874
- Part of a metro area
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,563/mo)
- Median rent $1,490/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CLT airport
- 15 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,424 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+46 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