Davidson NC Real Estate

History
The town of Davidson sits along the eastern shores of Lake Norman in Iredell and Mecklenburg counties. The Town of Davidson officially came into being in 1891. Prior to 1891, the town was incorporated as the Town of Davidson College in 1879, and before that it was referred to as Davidson College. Davidson College, founded by the Presbyterian Church, opened its doors in 1837. At the time the area around Davidson generally consisted of small farms and plantations and remained very rural into the 20^th century.

Today
Davidson College continues to have a large influence in the community, however with the beginning of the 2000s the population has seen a change with added retirees and fewer people directly linked to the college. Throughout the years Davidson has maintained its small-town charm while offering its residents the convenience of an expanding and influential metropolitan region.

Lifestyle
River Run is a residential country club community offering its residents a variety of amenities, including the River Run Championship Golf Course, tennis courts, swim and fitness center, pools, playground, picnic area, walking trails and more. River Run is a superb community offering a variety of stunning custom homes to fit many different lifestyles.

Bradford subdivision is located two miles from downtown Davidson. This community offers its residents playgrounds, over 20 acres of common space, miles of walking trails and more. Bradford offers a lovely assortment of single family homes as well as townhomes.

Summers Walk is a master planned community built of townhomes and single family residences. Summers Walk offers a great location, just minutes from the main street of Davidson and the shores of Lake Norman. Residents of Summers Walk enjoy the community pool, clubhouse, nature trails and dog park.

A summer favorite, Davidson residents enjoy concerts on the green. The Village Green hosts concerts on a variety of Friday and Sunday evenings from April through September. Davidson also hosts the Davidson’s Farmers Market every Saturday from May to October, and every other Saturday from November to April. While the primary focus of the market is to offer locally grown products, the market also offers music, demonstrations and special events.

Parks and Recreation
The town of Davidson offers an array of community, neighborhood, greenway and natural park areas. This includes four miles of paved greenway and bike trails. A variety of recreation, athletic and special event programs are organized for residents of all ages. 

Schools
Residents of Davidson will either attend schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district or schools in the Iredell-Statesville School district. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are among one of the nation’s 25 largest school districts. The district consists of 176 schools and more than 133,600 students ranging from kindergarten to 12^th grade. This breaks down to 103 elementary schools, 33 middle schools, 31 high schools, 4 alternative schools and 5 pre-k sites. In 2009, Newsweek recognized 11 of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg High Schools among America’s top 1,500 schools that do the best job of preparing average students for college, out of more than 27,000 high schools that were surveyed. The Iredell-Statesville School district consists of 35 schools ranging in grade level from kindergarten to 12^th grade. These schools educate more than 20,000 students, making it the 20^th largest school district in North Carolina. The average teacher in the Iredell-Statesville School district has 15 years of teaching experience. Student performance places the district among the top 25% of districts in the state.

Davidson College is a very selective independent liberal arts college. The college is consistently regarded as one of the leading four-year liberal arts colleges in the country and since it’s founding the college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars. Through The Davidson Trust, the college became the first liberal arts institution in the nation to increase the money it provides for grants in all financial aid packages and eliminating mandatory loans, thus giving all students the chance to graduate debt-free.