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Lake Royale is a small town of 3,168 people in Franklin County, North Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 27 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,168people
$280kTypical home
$1,390/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,168
- Part of a metro area
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 21 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $1,390/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to RDU airport
- 34 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 354 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+14 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk