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Pinehurst is a small city of 18,256 people in Moore County, North Carolina. It's part of the Pinehurst, NC area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $477k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,256people
$477kTypical home
$1,664/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,256
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Raleigh, NC
- In the Pinehurst, NC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $477k (≈$3,005/mo)
- Median rent $1,664/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to FAY airport
- 61 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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