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Middlesex is a tiny town of 867 people in Nash County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $645 a month.
867people
$217kTypical home
$645/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
254Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 867
- Part of a metro area
- About 830 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 25 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,368/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,817 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RDU airport
- 33 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 581 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nash County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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