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Henderson is a big small town of 14,885 people in Vance County, North Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Durham, NC and 36 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 $124k and rent runs about $848 a month.
14,885people
$124kTypical home
$848/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,885
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,726 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 36 mi to Durham, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1009 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,584 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to RDU airport
- 37 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vance County: D+13 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk