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Moravian Falls is a small town of 1,285 people in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Hickory, NC and 65 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $712 a month.
1,285people
$219kTypical home
$712/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,285
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Hickory, NC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $712/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 50
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to USA airport
- 63 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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.