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Northlakes is a small town of 1,716 people in Caldwell County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Hickory, NC and 50 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $744 a month.
1,716people
$367kTypical home
$744/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,716
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,150 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Hickory, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,311/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 118 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
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,555 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to CLT airport
- 46 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 288 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell County: R+53 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
- 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.