Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Claremont’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On hazard risk, just 8 of North Carolina’s 451 towns do better. Claremont's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Claremont has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bunker Hill Covered Bridge and Rock Barn Farm. Claremont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Claremont beats most towns.
Bunker Hill Covered Bridge1,352 counted in 2010 and 1,692 in 2020; an estimated 1,790 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Claremont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 160 in 1900, 1,692 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1895 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Claremont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Claremont.
Most working residents leave Claremont for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Claremont grew to 5,253 in 2023, 1,832 more than in 2013. 7% of residents live below the poverty line in Claremont, below both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Claremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Catawba County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 462 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
At 12 of 100, Claremont’s FEMA risk score is below both North Carolina’s towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). One flood insurance claim has been paid in Claremont since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Claremont home is worth about $256,000, up 2.4% in a year, 23% below the North Carolina typical home. 61% of households own their home in Claremont.
| Claremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $938 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Claremont has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Claremont has grown 5.7% since 2020, to 1,790 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 16% of Claremont residents are 65 or older.
| Claremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Claremont | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.3% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
| Claremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Claremont Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Claremont beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Claremont | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Claremont | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Claremont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
20 mi LakeLake Norman
40 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year36 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year36 mi TheatreTruliant Amphitheater32 mi Ancient siteJoaraBank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Claremont
About 3 of every 100 Claremont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Claremont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in North Carolina, United States
Claremont is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Claremont had a population of 1,692. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($62,787 across the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Landon Huffman and Robert Huffman.
