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Four Oaks is a small town of 2,459 people in Johnston County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 29 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,459people
$254kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,459
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 875 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 26 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,600/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,506 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to RDU airport
- 36 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 359 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnston County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk