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Rolesville is a big small town of 10,766 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $535k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,766people
$535kTypical home
$1,354/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
254Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,766
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,535 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 12 mi to Raleigh, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $535k (≈$3,374/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (498 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 48% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RDU airport
- 18 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2013
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,096 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 300 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wake County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.