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Hope Mills is a small city of 17,939 people in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 62 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,939people
$191kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,939
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,985 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,246 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to FAY airport
- 64 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+13 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk