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Sawmills is a big small town of 5,042 people in Caldwell County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Hickory, NC and 56 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $730 a month.
5,042people
$220kTypical home
$730/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,042
- Part of a metro area
- About 763 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Hickory, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year 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 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CLT airport
- 51 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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