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Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

Denver

$546kMedian Home
307Sunny Days/yr
70°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 6k· Elev. 899 ftWikipedia

Denver, formerly known as Dry Pond, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,309.Wikipedia

About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$546k
Median Home Price
Rent burden29% of income
Household Income
$76k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7.5/10
Internet
Fiber
32%
Cable
92%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
307
sunny days per year
84% of the year
Avg High Temp
70°F
annual average
Humidity
72%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
81/100
Great
Temp Swing
39°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
46"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
47
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population6k
Altitude899 ftabove sea level
Median Age44 yrs
College Educated37%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate7%

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