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Elon is a big small town of 11,032 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 3 miles from Burlington, NC and 52 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,032people
$366kTypical home
$2,080/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,032
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,582 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 3 mi to Burlington, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,310/mo)
- Median rent $2,080/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (700 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 48% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to GSO airport
- 24 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 514 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Alamance County: R+8 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk