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Bonnetsville is a small town of 1,063 people in Sampson County, North Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 59 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,063people
$151kTypical home
$843/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 33 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 16
- 52% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FAY airport
- 64 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sampson County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.