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Cherryville vs Conover

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.4× in Conover) and average commute (9 min in Conover).

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Cherryville, NCAn outdoors townNorth Carolina · 6,226 people
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Conover, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 8,580 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CherryvilleAn outdoors town
Outdoors#101 most walkable in NC1.0 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Housing$251K typical home25% below the NC typical home HistorySettled in 17923 places on the National Register All about Cherryville →
ConoverA regional job hub
Work10,293 jobsbased in Conover, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 65%of NC districts HistorySettled in 18762 places on the National Register All about Conover →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.4×
Conover is more of a job hub
Conover 2.76Cherryville 0.81
Average commute9 min
Conover has the shorter commute
Cherryville 28 minConover 19 min
Typical home built21 yrs
Cherryville’s homes are older
Conover 1991Cherryville 1970
Trails+80%
Conover has more miles of trail
Conover 1.8 miCherryville 1.0 mi
Street grid+55%
Cherryville has the more walkable street grid
Cherryville 58.9Conover 38.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Cherryville$1,470/mo
Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,059/mo · Housing →
Conover$1,600/mo
Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $898/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Conover and Cherryville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Cherryville places higher on 15 of 19 NC lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CCherryvilleSafer than 26% of U.S. towns –ConoverNot graded
Schools
B−CherryvilleBetter than 49% of districts in the state B+ConoverBetter than 65% of districts in the state
Health
B−CherryvilleHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns C+ConoverHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns
15Cherryville
3Conover

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #229#23 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #101#219 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #147#239 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 296 towns #125#210 Lowest obesityHealth · 296 towns #123#185 Most conserved landOutdoors · 276 towns #192#245 Cheapest rentCost of living · 284 towns #131#84 Most affordableCost of living · 297 towns #113#154

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cherryville’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CherryvilleConover
Snow a year6″4″
January low30°F29°F
July high89°F87°F
Growing season (days)201d217d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd12th
Outdoors & history
CherryvilleConover
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.9%0.6%
Settled17921876
National Register places32
Archive photos64
Famous people born here52
Community
CherryvilleConover
Library hours a week40 hrs39 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CherryvilleConoverCherryvilleConover
Cherryville ↔ Conover25 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CherryvilleConover
People
Population 6,226Lowest 8,580Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.5%Highest NC: +9.5% +3.1%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 38±2.1Highest about the NC average 36.8±9Lowest 6% below NC
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±5.2Lowest NC: 21.8% 30.5%±5.5Highest NC: 21.8%
Conover and Cherryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±3.3Highest NC: 17.2% 18%±4.4Lowest NC: 17.2%
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Highest NC: 35.7% 23.8%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.5Highest NC: 6.4% 2.1%±1.2Lowest NC: 6.4%
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,625±$12kHighest about the NC average $65,972±$10kLowest 9% below NC
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $232,100±$27kLowest 20% below NC $271,300±$30kHighest 6% below NC
Conover and Cherryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,059±$141Highest 14% below NC $898±$100Lowest 27% below NC
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,736Highest 8% below NC $1,723Lowest 9% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.6%±13.7Lowest NC: 48.9% 55.5%±16.3Highest NC: 48.9%
Conover and Cherryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest NC: 13% 15.7%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Highest NC: 66.6% 69%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC 1991Highest same as NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 11% above NC 19 minLowest 25% below NC
Work from home 5.5%±2.7Highest NC: 16.3% 4.1%±2.4Lowest NC: 16.3%
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.7%Lowest 11.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 2.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Charlotte (16%)Hickory (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ConoverFew work in Cherryville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7 7
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.9Highest 38.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #115 of 252 in NC#132 of 252 in NC
School district Gaston County SchoolsCatawba County Schools · Newton Conover City Schools
High school in town Cherryville HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 14.7 —
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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