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Magnolia is a small town of 1,024 people in Duplin County, North Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 73 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $516 a month.
1,024people
$126kTypical home
$516/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,024
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 959 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 34 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$794/mo)
- Median rent $516/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,037 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to OAJ airport
- 79 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duplin County: R+29 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.