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Rocky Mount is a mid-size city of 54,297 people in Nash County, North Carolina. It's part of the Rocky Mount, NC area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $957 a month.
54,297people
$166kTypical home
$957/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,297
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,200 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Raleigh, NC
- In the Rocky Mount, NC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,045/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,321 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PGV airport
- 55 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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