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35.27° N · 78.96° W · GEOID 3701340

Anderson Creek

Harnett County, North Carolina · part of the Anderson Creek, NC metro

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The short answer

Anderson Creek is home to 13,927 people. Median household income is $87,287 a year and median rent is $1,251 a month, 17.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $282,200, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Anderson Creek stands out on how people work. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 240 hours a year commuting, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 147 North Carolina places we track. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 161 North Carolina places we track.

25OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Anderson Creek scores better than 25% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 113th of 161 in North Carolina.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%72
Economy 20%38
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%12
Education 10%56
Commute 10%8
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,251
8% below the median place
Median household income
$87,287
9% above the median place
Median home value
$282,200
12% below the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
45% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Anderson Creek

Harnett County gains about 24.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in14,147
Moved out11,418
Net+2,729

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Wake County, NC2,8371,145+1,692
Cumberland County, NC1,6921,569+123
Lee County, NC907634+273
Moore County, NC244391−147
Hoke County, NC156137+19

Within North Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within North CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$56K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Harnett County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
14.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 7.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Harnett County report $60,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $55,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$50,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,251 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,790 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $282,200.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 9.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jefferson, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
7.1%
257% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
14.5%
152% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
24.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAnderson CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year114.5%152% above
Moved from another state17.1%257% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure24.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$60,81314% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$55,71221% below
02

What it costs to live here

Half the homes were built after 2005, newer housing than in 95% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Anderson Creek17.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$50,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.2%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
15% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$72,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Anderson Creek, but easier on the budget

Places that match Anderson Creek on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Jefferson, GA9111.7% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Willard, MO9114.0% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Bremen, GA9012.2% vs 17.2%n/aCompare
Lowell, AR8914.3% vs 17.2%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
2005
1% above the median place
Vacant homes1
12.6%
78% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
26% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureAnderson CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2518% below
Rent to income117.2%16% below
Property tax rate10.7%26% below
Home price to income13.2x15% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,05135% below
HUD area median income3County figure$88,30018% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,88142% below
Median home value1$282,20012% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.4%38% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure58.6%14% above
Homeownership170.5%6% above
Renters paying 30%+144.8%11% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7904% below
Vacant homes112.6%78% above
Median year built120051% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
35 min
39% above the median place
Unemployment1
7.1%
45% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home9.2% −26%
Poverty rate14.6% +35%
Income per person$34,885 −13%
Median household income$87,287 +9%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAnderson CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$87,2879% above
Income per person1$34,88513% below
Unemployment17.1%45% above
Average annual pay5County figure$49,53225% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.5%49% above
Jobs5County figure29,63380% below
Poverty rate114.6%35% above
Mean commute135 min39% above
Works from home19.2%26% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 31 years old, younger than in 93% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median age1
31.0
21% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
83.4%
10% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
22% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher93.7% +2%
Born abroad7.2% −19%
Bachelor's or higher35.0% +9%
No health insurance6.9% +8%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAnderson CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,9273175th largest
Median age131.021% below
Bachelor's or higher135.0%9% above
High school or higher193.7%2% above
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad17.2%19% below
No health insurance16.9%8% above
Homes with broadband183.4%10% below
05

Life in Anderson Creek

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 161 North Carolina places we track.

17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.7 −66%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.7 −94%
Libraries per 10k0.7 −17%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Moores Creek National Battlefield 74 miles
  • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 78 miles
  • Booker T. Washington National Monument 136 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.6 −39%
Shops21.0 −31%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.4 −66%
Doctors' offices and clinics8.6 −57%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
73.6
139% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.4
66% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
8.6
57% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureAnderson CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure31244% above
Public school students11County figure20,611321% above
Students per teacher11County figure17.614% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure12.639% below
Shops per 10k7County figure21.031% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure1.466% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure8.657% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.766% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.794% below
Libraries per 10k80.717% below
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site973.6139% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 75.3, 19% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Anderson Creek. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
75.3
19% below the median place
July average high12
91°F
4% above the median place
Average temperature12
61°F
12% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureAnderson CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure91°F4% above
January average low12County figure32°F25% above
Average temperature12County figure61°F12% above
Annual precipitation12County figure47.4 in8% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure75.319% below
Hurricane risk13County figure88.926% above
Tornado risk13County figure87.17% above
Wildfire risk13County figure69.013% above
Heat wave risk13County figure83.57% below
08

Anderson Creek in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Anderson Creek does better than 72% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 72%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,251/mo (2024)$1,590/mo$1,300 to $1,930/mo+4.0%
Median household income$87,287 (2024)$111,500$94,000 to $132,000+4.2%
Median home value$282,200 (2024)$411,000$298,000 to $566,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Anderson Creek

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hudsonville, MI$1,264$91,280Compare
Gardner, KS$1,306$96,818Compare
Georgetown, KY$1,255$80,088Compare
Rigby, ID$1,180$85,056Compare
Rigby, IDGeorgetown, KYGardner, KSHudsonville, MIAnderson Creek, NCAnderson CreekHudsonvilleGardnerGeorgetownRigbyAnderson CreekHudsonvilleGardnerGeorgetownRigby

Places built like Anderson Creek

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Anderson Creek performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Anderson Creek, NC17.2%6.4%/yrn/a
Spout Springs, NC26.1%-0.5%/yrn/aCompare
Bemiss, GA18.3%6.6%/yrn/aCompare
Villa Rica, GA21.1%6.8%/yr23.3%Compare
Richmond Hill, GA23.0%5.4%/yr21.4%Compare
Grovetown, GA19.7%4.5%/yr15.4%Compare
Moncks Corner, SC17.1%6.9%/yr54.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Anderson Creek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 25 out of 100, better than 25% of the places we rate and 113th of 161 in North Carolina. On cost, space and class size it scores 81 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Anderson Creek expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $282,200.

What salary do you need to live in Anderson Creek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Anderson Creek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hudsonville, MI, Gardner, KS, Georgetown, KY and Rigby, ID.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Anderson Creek with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Anderson Creek itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/anderson-creek-north-carolina

Citytistics. “Anderson Creek, North Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/anderson-creek-north-carolina/

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