City in North Carolina, United States

Concord

$374kMedian Home
306Sunny Days/yr
72°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation88kElevation748 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Concord is the most populous city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 105,240 at the 2020 census. Concord is the second-most populous city in the Charlotte metropolitan area, tenth-most populous city in North Carolina and 287th-most populous city in the U.S.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterEven rainfall
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Where It Is

Location Context
Concord, North Carolina
Latitude35.41°
Longitude-80.58°
Population88k
Altitude748 ft

State Context

North CarolinaU.S. state

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and ninth-most populous of the United States. Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 4.25%Avg sales tax: 7.00%Property tax: 0.70%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

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Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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City Profile

Urban Feel1,624/mi²residents
Median Age37 yrs
College Educated41%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home14%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$374k
Median home price
Rent burden25% of income
Household Income
$83k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMostly car-orientedSpread-out layout
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Mostly car-oriented day to day, and the urban form is relatively spread out.

Safety Score
83
Walk Score
19
School Rating
6.6/10
Internet
Fiber
55%
Cable
93%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
306
sunny days per year
84% of the year
Avg High Temp
72°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
72% warm season / 72% cool season
Comfort Score
79/100
Great
Temp Swing
38°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
45"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
45" of rain per year
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May
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 72% · Winter 72% · Apr-Aug 58-75%
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
minimal
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
23 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Current Conditions

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