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Evergreen is a tiny town of 421 people in Columbus County, North Carolina. It's about 46 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 99 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $697 a month.
421people
$146kTypical home
$697/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 421
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 46 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$921/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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 (679 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,985 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to FAY airport
- 51 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbus County: R+34 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.