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Statesville is a small city of 29,894 people in Iredell County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Hickory, NC and 40 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,894people
$248kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
249Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,894
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,065 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 25 mi to Hickory, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,564/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (589 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,065 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to USA airport
- 40 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 409 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Iredell County: R+33 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk