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Troutman is a small town of 3,995 people in Iredell County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Hickory, NC and 34 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,995people
$399kTypical home
$1,272/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
249Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,995
- Part of a metro area
- About 469 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 25 mi to Hickory, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,515/mo)
- Median rent $1,272/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 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
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,568 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to USA airport
- 34 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 568 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 146 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 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
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.