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A town of 5,450 people in North Carolina
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About Cramerton

Town in North Carolina, United States
1906Established
5,296Population
4.1 sq miArea
620 ftElevation

Cramerton is a small town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte and located east of Gastonia. As of the 2020 census, Cramerton had a population of 5,296. A well-known feature is the Cramer Mountain gated development, featuring homes around an 18-hole golf course at Cramer Mountain Country Club.

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ZIP code28032
Area code704
Living in Cramerton

Housing in Cramerton

$307K▼ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cramerton home is worth about $307,000, down 0.8% in a year, 8% below the North Carolina typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market25
Sale-to-list99.9%
Sold in May15
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Safety in Cramerton

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Cramerton's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Cramerton 1.1
North Carolina 3.8
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Cramerton 12.4
North Carolina 20.1
U.S. 17.7
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

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Most working residents leave Cramerton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Charlotte (41%), Gastonia (14%) and Belmont (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Charlotte
41%
Gastonia
14%
Belmont
4%
Raleigh
1%
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Cramerton →

Health in Cramerton

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with North Carolina

10better than NC

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia · 4.9 mi · ER
Kintegra at Caromont Women Health - BelmontBelmont · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
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DentalShortage · county-wide
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Cramerton has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

54° / 32°Winter
72° / 48°Spring
88° / 67°Summer
73° / 50°Fall
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Cramerton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#22Best public schoolsof 252 in NC
DistrictGaston County SchoolsSchools3

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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Nearest: Belmont Branch LibraryBelmont · 2.2 miles · 40 hrs a week
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