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Spring Lake is a big small town of 11,573 people in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Fayetteville, NC and 49 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,573people
$124kTypical home
$1,351/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 7 mi to Fayetteville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$782/mo)
- Median rent $1,351/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (516 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,599 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 33% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to FAY airport
- 49 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+13 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk