NC area data
Drexel, NC
Drexel, NC.
Population: 487 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, inlandFlooding, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Cowpens National Battlefield (42 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Clyde Valley Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 18
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.9 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Median annual property tax
- $1,275
- Households with broadband internet
- 56.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 23,068
- Average weekly wage
- $866
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 422
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