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Knightdale is a small city of 20,214 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,214people
$380kTypical home
$1,674/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
254Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,214
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,100 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Raleigh, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,397/mo)
- Median rent $1,674/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,219 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RDU airport
- 17 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 314 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wake County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk