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Sharpsburg is a small town of 1,605 people in Nash County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 45 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,605people
$122kTypical home
$954/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,605
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,584 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 7 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,557 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PGV airport
- 54 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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