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Kenansville is a small town of 1,090 people in Duplin County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 71 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $384 a month.
1,090people
$127kTypical home
$384/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,090
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 29 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$803/mo)
- Median rent $384/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,184 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to OAJ airport
- 79 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duplin County: R+29 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk