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Anderson Creek is a big small town of 13,927 people in Harnett County, North Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 42 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,927people
$282kTypical home
$1,251/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 688 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 13 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,780/mo)
- Median rent $1,251/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,544 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 47% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FAY airport
- 43 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 217 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 457 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harnett County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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