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Oak Ridge is a big small town of 7,744 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Greensboro, NC and 79 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $529k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,744people
$529kTypical home
$2,086/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,744
- Part of a metro area
- About 462 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 11 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $529k (≈$3,338/mo)
- Median rent $2,086/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GSO airport
- 6 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 860 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% 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
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guilford County: D+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.