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Norlina is a small town of 1,087 people in Warren County, North Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 49 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $747 a month.
1,087people
$95kTypical home
$747/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,087
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 39 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to RDU airport
- 51 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 443 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: D+19 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk