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Haw River is a small town of 2,824 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Burlington, NC and 44 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,824people
$162kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,824
- Part of a metro area
- About 912 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 6 mi to Burlington, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,024/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,048 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GSO airport
- 32 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.