NC area data
Micro, NC
Micro, NC.
Population: 573 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,350/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,660/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, iceStorm, lightning, tornado, coldWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 61.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 51.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 53.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 261
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Hawks Nest Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Johnston Regional Airport (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 20
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $1,741
- Households with broadband internet
- 66.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 50,012
- Average weekly wage
- $1,002
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,681
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