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Alamance is a small town of 1,267 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Burlington, NC and 49 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,267people
$407kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,267
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,594 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to Burlington, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GSO airport
- 26 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alamance County: R+8 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk