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Stanley is a small town of 4,069 people in Gaston County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,069people
$270kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,331 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,704/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,225 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CLT airport
- 13 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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