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Murfreesboro is a small town of 3,170 people in Hertford County, North Carolina. It's about 51 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 64 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,170people
$159kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,170
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,396 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 51 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,821 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PGV airport
- 59 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hertford County: D+27 in 2024
- 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk