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Plain View is a small town of 1,741 people in Sampson County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 41 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $894 a month.
1,741people
$201kTypical home
$894/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,741
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 105 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 26 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,267/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FAY airport
- 46 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 192 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sampson County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- 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.