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Fuquay-Varina is a small city of 40,485 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $452k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,485people
$452kTypical home
$1,720/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
254Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,485
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,085 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 18 mi to Raleigh, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $452k (≈$2,847/mo)
- Median rent $1,720/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (501 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RDU airport
- 20 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wake County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk