Humid subtropical
Statesville, North Carolina
Iredell County, North Carolina · Population 29k · 922 ft elevation
Living in Statesville
Statesville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Statesville at a glance
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 922 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $226k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $935/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 609 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,180 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 2.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 4.9″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 174 hrs |
Near Statesville
- Troutman, NC · 3.8k
- Mooresville, NC · 51k
- Lake Norman of Catawba, NC · 9.3k
- Lake Norman of Iredell, NC · 12k
- Mocksville, NC · 6k
- Conover, NC · 8.5k
- Westport, NC · 5.1k
- Davidson, NC · 15k
Largest places in North Carolina
- Charlotte, NC · 886k
- Raleigh, NC · 471k
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- Durham, NC · 288k
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- Wilmington, NC · 119k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology