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Lumberton is a small city of 18,859 people in Robeson County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 86 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $866 a month.
18,859people
$153kTypical home
$866/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,859
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 31 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1231 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,289 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FAY airport
- 66 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Robeson County: R+28 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk