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About Glen Alpine
Town in North Carolina, United StatesGlen Alpine ( GLEN AL-pən) is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glen Alpine had a population of 1,529. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Glen Alpine
The median sale price was $340,000 in May 2026.
Health in Glen Alpine
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Schools in Glen Alpine
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The public schools Glen Alpine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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