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Conover vs Cherryville

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

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Conover, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 8,580 people
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Cherryville, NCAn outdoors townNorth Carolina · 6,226 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Conover$1,600/mo
Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $898/mo · Housing →
Cherryville$1,470/mo
Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,059/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
–ConoverNot graded CCherryvilleSafer than 26% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+ConoverBetter than 65% of districts in the state B−CherryvilleBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
C+ConoverHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns B−CherryvilleHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns
3Conover
15Cherryville

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

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

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Conover’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
ConoverCherryville
Snow a year4″6″
January low29°F30°F
July high87°F89°F
Growing season (days)217d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th23rd
Outdoors & history
ConoverCherryville
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.6%1.9%
Settled18761792
National Register places23
Archive photos46
Famous people born here25
Community
ConoverCherryville
Library hours a week39 hrs40 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.

ConoverCherryvilleConoverCherryville
Conover ↔ Cherryville25 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.

ConoverCherryville
People
Population 8,580Highest 6,226Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Lowest NC: +9.5% +5.5%Highest NC: +9.5%
Median age 36.8±9Lowest 6% below NC 38±2.1Highest about the NC average
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.5%±5.5Highest NC: 21.8% 25.2%±5.2Lowest 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+ 18%±4.4Lowest NC: 17.2% 20%±3.3Highest 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+ 23.8%Lowest NC: 35.7% 24.8%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.2Lowest NC: 6.4% 3.1%±1.5Highest 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 $65,972±$10kLowest 9% below NC $70,625±$12kHighest about the NC average
Cherryville and Conover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $271,300±$30kHighest 6% below NC $232,100±$27kLowest 20% 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 $898±$100Lowest 27% below NC $1,059±$141Highest 14% 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 $1,723Lowest 9% below NC $1,736Highest 8% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±16.3Highest NC: 48.9% 42.6%±13.7Lowest 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 15.7%Highest NC: 13% 12.4%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69%Lowest NC: 66.6% 69.7%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest same as NC 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 25% below NC 28 minHighest 11% above NC
Work from home 4.1%±2.4Lowest NC: 16.3% 5.5%±2.7Highest 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 11.2%Highest 9.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.76Highest 0.81Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hickory (22%)Charlotte (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CherryvilleFew work in Conover
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
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 38.1Lowest 58.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #132 of 252 in NC#115 of 252 in NC
School district Catawba County Schools · Newton Conover City SchoolsGaston County Schools
High school in town None in townCherryville High
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.7
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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