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Archer Lodge is a big small town of 5,186 people in Johnston County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,186people
$325kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
254Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 572 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 18 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,046/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,112 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RDU airport
- 27 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 877 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnston County: R+22 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