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Red Oak is a small town of 3,405 people in Nash County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 44 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $953 a month.
3,405people
$272kTypical home
$953/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,405
- Part of a metro area
- About 174 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,714/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (477 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 30% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PGV airport
- 51 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nash County: Purple — split almost evenly
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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.