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Marvin is a big small town of 6,692 people in Union County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $906k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,692people
$906kTypical home
$1,496/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,114 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $906k (≈$5,713/mo)
- Median rent $1,496/mo
- Median household income $250k
- 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 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (926 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 58% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CLT airport
- 16 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,446 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 399 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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.