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Polkton is a small town of 2,555 people in Anson County, North Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,555people
$130kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (574 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to USA airport
- 45 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anson County: R+3 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk