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Rutherfordton is a small town of 3,680 people in Rutherford County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 65 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $860 a month.
3,680people
$288kTypical home
$860/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,680
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 887 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 29 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,819/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,222 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to AVL airport
- 58 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutherford County: R+48 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk