Town in North Carolina, United States

Davidson

$645kMedian Home
307Sunny Days/yr
70°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation12kCenter elevation840 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.

About Davidson

Davidson is a suburban town in Mecklenburg and Iredell counties, North Carolina, United States. Some areas of neighboring Cabarrus County also use a Davidson postal address, but are not within the town limits. It is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 15,106 at the 2020 census, up from 10,944 in 2010. The town was founded in 1837 with the establishment of the Presbyterian Davidson College, named for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a local Revolutionary War hero. The land for Davidson College came from Davidson's estate, a large portion of which was donated by his son.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterEven rainfall
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Where It Is

Location Context
Davidson, North Carolina
Latitude35.50°
Longitude-80.84°
Population12k
Center elevation840 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.

Outdoors

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People

City Profile

Median Age40 yrs
College Educated74%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home24%of workforce
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$645k
Median home price
Rent burden14% of income
Household Income
$141k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Walkability
43
School Rating
8.2/10
Internet
Fiber
66%
Cable
93%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
307
sunny days per year
84% of the year
Avg High Temp
70°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
75% warm season / 75% cool season
Comfort Score
78/100
Great
Temp Swing
39°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
46"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
3"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
47
Good · 2024 modeled average
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.

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Precipitation Distribution
46" of precipitation per year
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humid summers
Summer 75% · Winter 75% · Apr-Aug 64-79%
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