Gastonia
- Town in North Carolina
Town
Gastonia
- grade BOverall Grade
- Town in North Carolina
- Rating 3.36 out of 5 173 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C minus
- Housinggrade B minus
- Nightlifegrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade B minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade B+
- Cost of Livinggrade B
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade B
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$178,800
National
$244,900Median Rent
$976
National
$1,163Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault707.9national 282.7
- Murder14.1national 6.1
- Rape35.8national 40.7
- Robbery150.8national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary429.3national 500.1
- Theft3,084.6national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft401.7national 284
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Working in Gastonia
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$52,990
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Gastonia
Top Private Schools Near Gastonia
- grade A+
Gaston Day School
- Rating 4.57 out of 5 119 reviews
- grade A minus
Gaston Christian School
- Rating 4.31 out of 5 88 reviews
- grade A minus
Lake Pointe Academy
- Rating 4.36 out of 5 14 reviews
- grade B
Victory Christian Center School
- Rating 3.92 out of 5 59 reviews
- grade B
Victory Christian Academy
- Rating 4.77 out of 5 26 reviews
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Gastonia Reviews
Rating 3.36 out of 5 173 reviews
Was a great place to raise a family until council and commissioners got greedy. Everything is run by county, so healthcare is horrible. Taxes are sky high. Building on top of each. My guess is the debt of a 34 million ballfield. So many homeless and city wasted it on a ballfield for one race. They like to keep people divided here. The public schools are all progressive so I suggest private or home school. Not much shopping choices. Not many jobs either. Roads and traffic are a nightmare. Lots of crime, homelessness and drugs. Not the place it used to be. This is due to greedy commissioners
Considering it was once a great town. Use to have a thriving downtown. No great department stores. You have to outside the city for that. The council and both political parties are always causing racial drama. They care nothing about the citizens. They have destroyed natural habitats. I use to watch eagles, deer and foxes. Now just cars and more cars. Trust me if they can turn on gastonians, they will turn on you for a buck. They schools are terrible. I suggest try to find a private school. The healthcare is horrible. You have to go outside of the city for that. Everything is county owned so no Atrium for us. They wasted millions on a racist ball park. We use to be a textile city. That would have made more since. Unfortunately the commissioner's would prefer racism to harmony. The police, courts and healthcare as well as utilities are owned by the city or county. If you do decide to move here make sure you have Duke energy. City utilities extremely high.
High crime
High crime
I have lived in this area most of my life. I've moved around the country quite a bit but always end up back here to be with with family. Overall I'd rate Gastonia as average. Fairly high crime for it's size. I've been witness to quite a few shootings, robberies, drug deals, etc. in this town not to mention the ones I only heard stories about. Several neighborhoods are infested with drug houses. Police here are untrustworthy and are just as likely to berate the victim as they are the criminal. Otherwise, there are many nice people here as well. Schools are pretty poor. Especially Foresview High and Hunter Huss High. These schools in particular are notorious for violence and drug activity. The teachers in these schools have been well known to sell drugs to students. The North Carolina education system is pretty decent as a whole however and students who focus on success will do well in the state's education system. Homelessness is problematic, but not as bad as LA or NYC.