NC area data
Waco, NC
Waco, NC.
Population: 108 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $370,000
- Median days on market
- 284 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.7%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,308/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,700/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.5 (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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, inlandFlooding, strongWind, tornado
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 62.0°F
- Average high
- 72.0°F
- Average low
- 52.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 42.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.3 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Kings Mountain National Military Park (15 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Dirt Dobber's Grass Strip (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +427 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,957
- Median annual property tax
- $427
- Households with broadband internet
- 62.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 29,520
- Average weekly wage
- $943
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 403
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