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CasarNC

A town of 373. A typical home worth about $155K.

Population
373
residents
Typical home
$155K
+2.4% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
40.6
years
Jobs based here
40
A commuter town

What makes Casar stand out

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Small town

373 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Casar home is worth about $155K

The typical Casar home is worth about $155,000, up 2.4% in a year, 54% below the North Carolina typical home.

$155KZillow home value

Typical home value

Casar$155K
North Carolina$335K
+2.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Casar

Most working residents leave Casar for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Shelby (18%), Gastonia (6%) and Charlotte (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Casar0%
Shelby18%
Gastonia6%
Charlotte5%
Hickory5%
22 mi
median commute distance
40
jobs based in Casar
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Casar has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–53°
Spring46–71°
Summer65–87°
Fall47–72°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Casar is

Casar beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. North Carolina
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outCasarNC
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.1%13.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.2%7.9%
Fewer adults screened for colon cancer60.1%65.7%
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals
14.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Casar’s public schools outperform 56% of North Carolina districts

The public schools Casar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Casar ElementaryPK–5275A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

3.1% of Casar is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.1%conserved
3.1%
conserved · 35 of 1,114 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Casar Park—11
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Casar for work

Where Casar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Shelby Shelby 18% 6% → Gastonia Gastonia 6% 5% → Charlotte Charlotte 5% 5% → Hickory Hickory 5% 3% → Conover Conover 3% 3% → Morganton Morganton 3% Casar · 0% stay
40jobs based in Casar
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Casar

Town in North Carolina, United States

Casar is a small town in northern Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Casar had a population of 305.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
305
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,142 ft
ZIP code
28020
Area code
704

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