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Midland is a small town of 4,860 people in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,860people
$369kTypical home
$1,418/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,860
- Part of a metro area
- About 364 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,418/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,038 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to USA airport
- 23 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 377 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cabarrus County: R+8 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk