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Star is a small town of 1,282 people in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 61 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $642 a month.
1,282people
$136kTypical home
$642/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,282
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 992 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $642/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,819 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GSO airport
- 49 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+38 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.