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Mebane is a small city of 19,538 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Burlington, NC and 40 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,538people
$339kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,538
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,598 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 11 mi to Burlington, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,137/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RDU airport
- 31 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alamance County: R+8 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk