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Raeford is a small town of 4,552 people in Hoke County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 67 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $833 a month.
4,552people
$202kTypical home
$833/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,552
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,063 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 16 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,273/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,389 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FAY airport
- 67 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hoke County: D+6 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk