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Garner is a small city of 34,473 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $2k a month.
34,473people
$355kTypical home
$1,549/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
254Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,473
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,747 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Raleigh, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,239/mo)
- Median rent $1,549/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (407 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,029 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RDU airport
- 16 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% 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
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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