SpringdaleNC
A town of 1,075.
Is Springdale a good place to live?
The best of Springdale’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On the outdoors, just 42 of North Carolina’s 451 towns do worse. Springdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,075 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Springdale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Springdale is from typical.
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Bank of America Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
17 mi Theme parkCarowinds
18 mi LakeLake Norman13 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum
33 mi LandmarkPeachoidPhoto credits
Bank 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 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Moving to Springdale: who provides what
Springdale is unincorporated, so Gaston County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Springdale.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Springdale than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
The typical journey to work for Springdale comes to 28 minutes, above both North Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 19%. The top destinations are Charlotte (29%), Gastonia (24%) and Lowell (2%). The town’s typical household income comes in at $55,000.
| Springdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Springdale
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Springdale: inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Springdale since 2024. On expected storm and flood damage, Springdale sits above 57% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 66% come from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Springdale are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Springdale: 38% of adults have high blood pressure, against 38% in North Carolina’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. CDC measures, 32 in all: Springdale beats North Carolina on 1 and trails on 2. In Springdale, just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Springdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Springdale | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Springdale sells for about $355K
Among households in Springdale, 74% own their home. For Springdale, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,233 a month.
| Springdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,233 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Springdale
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Springdale
About 4 of every 100 Springdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Springdale for work
Where Springdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Springdale
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Springdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,203. It is bordered on the west and south by the City of Gastonia, on the east by the town of Ranlo, and on the north by the unincorporated community of Monterey Park.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Questions about Springdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Springdale, NC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $202,000, 39% below the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.