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Efland is a small town of 1,611 people in Orange County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Burlington, NC and 34 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,611people
$347kTypical home
$1,496/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,611
- Part of a metro area
- About 905 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 17 mi to Burlington, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,496/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 49% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RDU airport
- 26 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 672 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+51 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.