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Mount Gilead is a small town of 1,197 people in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 47 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,197people
$157kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,197
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 343 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$992/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 102 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 (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,269 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to USA airport
- 53 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+38 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