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Boiling Spring Lakes is a big small town of 6,347 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Wilmington, NC and 128 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,347people
$292kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,347
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 16 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,843/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,006 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ILM airport
- 55 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 169 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 449 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk