Living in McAdenville, NC
McAdenville is a small town of 1,010 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 15 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 $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,010people
$377kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 745 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 15 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,590 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CLT airport
- 8 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 166 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,650 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 160 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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