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Rockingham is a big small town of 8,967 people in Richmond County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 63 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $659 a month.
8,967people
$151kTypical home
$659/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,967
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,173 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 24 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,059 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to FAY airport
- 70 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richmond County: R+21 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk