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New London is a tiny town of 608 people in Stanly County, North Carolina. It's about 38 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
608people
$296kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 608
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 308 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 38 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,868/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (631 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to USA airport
- 44 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanly County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.