IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Gibsonville, NC
Gibsonville is a big small town of 9,467 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Burlington, NC and 54 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,467people
$298kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
Is Gibsonville right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,467
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,154 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to Burlington, NC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,879/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GSO airport
- 22 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guilford County: D+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk