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Wingate is a small town of 4,425 people in Union County, North Carolina. It's about 27 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 $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,425people
$230kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,425
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,688 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,449/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (926 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 31% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 43% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to USA airport
- 32 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 561 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 564 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Union County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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