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Carthage is a small town of 2,896 people in Moore County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 56 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $904 a month.
2,896people
$208kTypical home
$904/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,313/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to FAY airport
- 52 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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