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Leland is a small city of 29,607 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Wilmington, NC and 117 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,607people
$399kTypical home
$1,735/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,607
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,042 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Wilmington, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,515/mo)
- Median rent $1,735/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ILM airport
- 63 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: R+25 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
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk