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About Lenoir
City in North Carolina, United StatesLenoir ( le-NOR) is a city in and the county seat of Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,263 at the 2020 census. Lenoir is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the northeast are the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hibriten Mountain, located just east of the city limits, marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains range. Lenoir is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Lenoir
The typical Lenoir home is worth about $214,000, up 0.7% in a year, 36% below the North Carolina typical home.
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Safety in Lenoir
Safety Grade C-
Lenoir reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 43% of towns.
Schools in Lenoir
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The public schools Lenoir’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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