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Morrisville is a small city of 31,422 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Durham, NC and 11 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $519k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,422people
$519kTypical home
$1,858/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
5"Snow
254Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,422
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,425 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Durham, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $519k (≈$3,272/mo)
- Median rent $1,858/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,255 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to RDU airport
- 4 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 183 bars within 25 mi
- 396 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wake County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk