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Pittsboro is a small town of 4,752 people in Chatham County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Durham, NC and 30 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,752people
$376kTypical home
$1,211/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 22 mi to Durham, NC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,373/mo)
- Median rent $1,211/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,557 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RDU airport
- 23 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 866 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 241 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chatham County: D+12 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.