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Wallace is a small town of 3,457 people in Duplin County, North Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 84 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $881 a month.
3,457people
$178kTypical home
$881/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,457
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,082 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 34 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,122/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (333 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,045 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to OAJ airport
- 91 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duplin County: R+29 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk