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Millers Creek is a small town of 1,689 people in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It's about 32 miles from Hickory, NC and 72 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $709 a month.
1,689people
$227kTypical home
$709/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,689
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 377 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 32 mi to Hickory, NC
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to USA airport
- 69 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilkes County: R+60 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.