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Louisburg is a small town of 3,263 people in Franklin County, North Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $991 a month.
3,263people
$263kTypical home
$991/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,263
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 27 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (412 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,788 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RDU airport
- 31 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.