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La Grange is a small town of 2,756 people in Lenoir County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 60 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 $84k and rent runs about $735 a month.
2,756people
$84kTypical home
$735/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,756
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,197 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 11 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,170 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PGV airport
- 69 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lenoir County: R+7 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk