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Country around Garland is a rural area of about 2,532 people in Sampson County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 72 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $952 a month.
2,532people
$107kTypical home
$952/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,532 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 36 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy 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
- 118 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to FAY airport
- 76 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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