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Youngsville is a small town of 3,011 people in Franklin County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,011people
$434kTypical home
$1,239/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,011
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 17 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,737/mo)
- Median rent $1,239/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RDU airport
- 20 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 845 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+14 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