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Woodlawn is a small town of 1,085 people in Alamance County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Burlington, NC and 42 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $841 a month.
1,085people
$328kTypical home
$841/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Burlington, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,066/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 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
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RDU airport
- 33 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 574 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 465 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alamance County: R+8 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.