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Elm City is a small town of 1,292 people in Wilson County, North Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 44 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $859 a month.
1,292people
$109kTypical home
$859/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,292
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 12 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (361 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PGV airport
- 52 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: Purple — split almost evenly
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- 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.