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Springdale is a small town of 1,075 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 19 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 $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,075people
$202kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,075
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,516 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,273/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- Above-average violent crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,590 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CLT airport
- 13 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,503 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 370 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 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
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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