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Glen Raven is a small town of 3,506 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 3 miles from Burlington, NC and 50 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $743 a month.
3,506people
$224kTypical home
$743/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,506
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 3 mi to Burlington, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,413/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 3" 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
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 29% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GSO airport
- 26 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alamance County: R+8 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk