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Living in Nashville, NC

Nashville is a big small town of 5,729 people in Nash County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 39 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.

5,729people
$205kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
122Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,729
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,220 people per sq mi
  • 39 mi to Raleigh, NC
  • 8 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
  • 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
  • Median rent $1,073/mo
  • Median household income $61k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 52°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
  • 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
  • 116 cloudy days a year
  • 34 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 122 days a year with rain or snow
  • 1" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Above-average violent crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,248 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 41
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 22% are 65 or older
  • 17% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 40 mi to PGV airport
  • 47 mi to RDU (major hub)
  • 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 69% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1993
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 167 ft
  • 59 mi to the ocean
  • 35 mi to a big lake
  • 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 98 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 19 mi to the nearest campground
  • 13 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 9 bars within 25 mi
  • 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 17 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 14% of North Carolina districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • Dog park in town
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 17 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

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