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Brogden is a small town of 2,733 people in Wayne County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 51 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,733people
$96kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,233 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 7 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (501 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,080 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OAJ airport
- 59 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+16 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk