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Whispering Pines is a big small town of 5,211 people in Moore County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Pinehurst, NC and 58 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,211people
$465kTypical home
$2,336/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,211
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,374 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 7 mi to Pinehurst, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,931/mo)
- Median rent $2,336/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 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 (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (330 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FAY airport
- 55 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 234 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+30 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk