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Dortches is a small town of 1,158 people in Nash County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 46 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,158people
$248kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,158
- Part of a metro area
- About 146 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,561/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 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 (477 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PGV airport
- 53 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nash County: Purple — split almost evenly
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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