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Ranlo is a small town of 4,617 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,617people
$200kTypical home
$1,811/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,617
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,241 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,262/mo)
- Median rent $1,811/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% 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
- 12 mi to CLT airport
- 12 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 369 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaston County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk