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Nebo is a small town of 1,670 people in McDowell County, North Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Hickory, NC and 70 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,670people
$130kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
86° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,670
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Hickory, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$819/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,135 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to AVL airport
- 65 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,266 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDowell County: R+49 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk