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Clinton is a big small town of 8,304 people in Sampson County, North Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 60 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 $212k and rent runs about $759 a month.
8,304people
$212kTypical home
$759/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,304
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,079 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 33 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,337/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% 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
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,504 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FAY airport
- 66 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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