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Wendell is a big small town of 13,064 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,064people
$331kTypical home
$1,457/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
254Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,387 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 16 mi to Raleigh, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,457/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,056 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to RDU airport
- 25 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 895 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 251 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wake County: D+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk