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Aberdeen is a big small town of 9,228 people in Moore County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 66 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,228people
$315kTypical home
$1,244/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,228
- Part of a metro area
- About 852 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $1,244/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,969 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FAY airport
- 63 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk