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Mount Olive is a small town of 4,453 people in Wayne County, North Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 54 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $950 a month.
4,453people
$154kTypical home
$950/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,626 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 13 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$968/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (501 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,080 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OAJ airport
- 62 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 152 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Wayne County: R+16 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk