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Ruffin is a tiny town of 423 people in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Burlington, NC and 65 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $810 a month.
423people
$169kTypical home
$810/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 25 mi to Burlington, NC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,296 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GSO airport
- 32 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham County: R+36 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.