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Barbecue is a big small town of 5,910 people in Harnett County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 42 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,910people
$220kTypical home
$1,383/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,910
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,042 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 17 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,386/mo)
- Median rent $1,383/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year 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 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FAY airport
- 41 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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