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Cedar RockNC

A town of 306. A typical home worth about $486K.

Population
306
residents
Typical home
$486K
+0.3% in a year
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
50.3
years
Jobs based here
28
A commuter town

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Small town

306 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 86° · L 65°

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Housing

A typical Cedar Rock home is worth about $486K

The typical Cedar Rock home is worth about $486,000, about the same as a year ago, 45% above the North Carolina typical home.

$486KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cedar Rock$486K
North Carolina$335K
+0.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cedar Rock

Most working residents leave Cedar Rock for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lenoir (21%), Hickory (14%) and Charlotte (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cedar Rock0%
Lenoir21%
Hickory14%
Charlotte5%
Hudson3%
16 mi
median commute distance
28
jobs based in Cedar Rock
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, pleasant summers

Cedar Rock has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–52°
Spring45–70°
Summer64–86°
Fall47–71°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Cedar Rock is

Cedar Rock beats the North Carolina average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. North Carolina
7 better14 too close to call11 worse
What stands outCedar RockNC
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.5%12.2%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.7%8.1%
More adults with heart disease12.2%6.6%
Caldwell Memorial Hospital
4.9 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 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Cedar Rock is conserved land

4.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 728 acres
4.7 mi
of trails · 4.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cedar Rock for work

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

21% → Lenoir Lenoir 21% 14% → Hickory Hickory 14% 5% → Charlotte Charlotte 5% 3% → Hudson Hudson 3% 3% → Morganton Morganton 3% 2% → Granite Falls Granite Falls 2% Cedar Rock · 0% stay
28jobs based in Cedar Rock
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cedar Rock

Village in North Carolina, United States

Cedar Rock is a village in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cedar Rock had a population of 301.

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

Population
301
Area
1.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,184 ft

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