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Wilson's Mills is a small town of 2,753 people in Johnston County, North Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,753people
$242kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
254Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,753
- Part of a metro area
- About 431 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 23 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,525/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,222 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 43% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RDU airport
- 31 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 246 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 579 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnston County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.