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Newton is a big small town of 13,333 people in Catawba County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Hickory, NC and 39 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,333people
$186kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,333
- Part of a metro area
- About 966 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to Hickory, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,175/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (414 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,216 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CLT airport
- 35 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 432 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catawba County: R+38 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk