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Maiden is a small town of 3,788 people in Catawba County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Hickory, NC and 35 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $776 a month.
3,788people
$234kTypical home
$776/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,788
- Part of a metro area
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Hickory, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,474/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year 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 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CLT airport
- 31 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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