Living in McLeansville, NC
McLeansville is a tiny town of 688 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Greensboro, NC and 60 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
688people
$207kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
5"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 688
- Part of a metro area
- About 112 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GSO airport
- 16 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 654 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guilford County: D+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.