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Elroy is a small town of 3,251 people in Wayne County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 53 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,251people
$133kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,251
- Part of a metro area
- About 497 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$839/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (501 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,080 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PGV airport
- 62 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+16 in 2024
- 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk