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Spout Springs is a big small town of 11,242 people in Harnett County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 45 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,242people
$359kTypical home
$2,010/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,242
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,085 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 14 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,261/mo)
- Median rent $2,010/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,544 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FAY airport
- 44 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 312 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 410 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harnett County: R+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
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk