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Seven Lakes is a small town of 4,535 people in Moore County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 66 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $914 a month.
4,535people
$395kTypical home
$914/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,535
- Part of a metro area
- About 541 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,488/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 12% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to FAY airport
- 61 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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