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Walnut Creek is a small town of 1,422 people in Wayne County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 56 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,422people
$469kTypical home
$1,788/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,422
- Part of a metro area
- About 669 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 7 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,956/mo)
- Median rent $1,788/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (501 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,080 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PGV airport
- 65 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+16 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk