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Rockfish is a small town of 3,574 people in Hoke County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 63 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,574people
$200kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,574
- Part of a metro area
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,622 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to FAY airport
- 63 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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