Living in Green Level, NC
Green Level is a small town of 3,230 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Burlington, NC and 44 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $891 a month.
3,230people
$168kTypical home
$891/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,230
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,152 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Burlington, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,062/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year 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
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GSO airport
- 33 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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