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Roxboro is a big small town of 8,182 people in Person County, North Carolina. It's about 29 miles from Durham, NC and 43 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $860 a month.
8,182people
$158kTypical home
$860/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,104 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 29 mi to Durham, NC
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (698 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,614 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to RDU airport
- 37 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Person County: R+24 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk