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Richfield is a tiny town of 937 people in Stanly County, North Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
937people
$220kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 937
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- 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 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to USA airport
- 42 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 373 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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.