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Stanfield is a small town of 1,522 people in Stanly County, North Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,522people
$336kTypical home
$825/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,522
- Part of a metro area
- About 340 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,118/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 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 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to USA airport
- 29 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,015 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 274 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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