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Cerro Gordo is a tiny town of 319 people in Columbus County, North Carolina. It's about 42 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 106 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $734 a month.
319people
$190kTypical home
$734/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 319
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 403 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 42 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,198/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,985 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MYR airport
- 44 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbus County: R+34 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.