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Westport is a big small town of 5,915 people in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $580k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,915people
$580kTypical home
$1,286/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,915
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $580k (≈$3,657/mo)
- Median rent $1,286/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to USA airport
- 20 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+46 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
- Moderate 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.