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Staley is a tiny town of 456 people in Randolph County, North Carolina. It's about 20 miles from Burlington, NC and 51 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $869 a month.
456people
$133kTypical home
$869/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 20 mi to Burlington, NC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GSO airport
- 30 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+57 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk