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Zebulon is a big small town of 8,711 people in Wake County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Raleigh, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,711people
$321kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
254Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,711
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,314 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 18 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 98 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 (358 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,094 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RDU airport
- 27 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 809 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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