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Cramerton grades B− overall, 96th of 286 graded towns in North Carolina, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $82K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $308K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. Cramerton’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in North Carolina’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 26 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score higher on the outdoors. Mayworth School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
4,165 counted in 2010 and 5,296 in 2020; an estimated 5,713 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.5% since 2020, after 27.2% in the decade before.
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 Cramerton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,211 in 1950, a low of 1,869 in 1980, 5,296 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cramerton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
11 mi Theme parkCarowinds8 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
20 mi LakeLake Norman
16 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum
10 mi MuseumBilly Graham LibraryBank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cramerton, 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 Cramerton.
Cramerton fares better on crime within North Carolina than nationally and has added half again as many jobs in ten years, but it has property taxes 1.7 times the North Carolina norm.
8.6 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Goat Island Park, at 43 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Park | 1.2 mi | 7 |
| 2. Goat Island Park | 0.2 mi | 43 |
| 3. Riverside Park | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Gaston County Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Stuart W Cramer High, with 953 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cramerton MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 959 | A |
| Stuart W Cramer HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 953 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
10% of Cramerton adults have diabetes, below both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 21% of Cramerton adults get no exercise outside work. Cramerton beats the North Carolina average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Cramerton | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cramerton | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 15.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 801 in 2013 to 1,230.
Most working residents leave Cramerton for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Cramerton has added 429 jobs, to 1,230 in 2023. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Cramerton.
| Cramerton | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cramerton has mild winters and warm summers. Cramerton’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $3,259, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Cramerton home is worth about $308,000, down 1.1% in a year, 7% below the North Carolina typical home. The median rent in Cramerton is $1,364 a month.
| Cramerton | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,364 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 17.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of North Carolina’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2024, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cramerton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Cramerton
About 5 of every 100 Cramerton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
5.8% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Town in North Carolina, United States
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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3 towns share a border with Cramerton.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramerton | #96 | B− | C− | B− | B− | A− |
| McAdenville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belmont | #140 | C+ | C− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Gastonia | #237 | D | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
McAdenville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cramerton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cramerton grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #96 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
