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Westglow
Westglow, also known as the Elliott Daingerfield House, is a historic home located near Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was built in 1917, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling with a hipped roof.
About Blowing Rock
Town in North Carolina, United StatesBlowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Blowing Rock
The typical Blowing Rock home is worth about $761,000, up 4% in a year, 127% above the North Carolina typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Blowing Rock
Safety Grade C+
Blowing Rock reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 69% of towns.
Work & commute in Blowing Rock
Full picture →Most working residents leave Blowing Rock for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Boone (25%), Lenoir (4%) and Charlotte (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Blowing Rock
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Blowing Rock
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Blowing Rock
Full climate →Blowing Rock has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Blowing Rock
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The public schools Blowing Rock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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