Population
6,347
+10.6% since 2010
Typical home
$315K
+0.5% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Jobs based here
846
A commuter town
What makes Boiling Spring Lakes stand out The 3 things Boiling Spring Lakes does most differently from other towns.
Get outside 21 miles of trails in Boiling Spring Lakes 45.6% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
1 North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC 4 acres
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Outdoors
Nearly a third of Boiling Spring Lakes is conserved land 21 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
#34 for trails in NC
45.6%
conserved · 7,072 of 15,514 acres
21 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
#5
most conserved land in NC
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC — 4 2. Robert Muse Memorial Park — 1 3. Mirror Lake Park — 1
Housing
A typical Boiling Spring Lakes home is worth about $315K The typical Boiling Spring Lakes home is worth about $315,000, about the same as a year ago, 6% below the North Carolina typical home.
$315K Zillow home value
Typical home value Boiling Spring Lakes $315K
North Carolina $335K
Market temperature
Balanced A balanced market Buyer’s Seller’s +0.5%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Boiling Spring Lakes’s public schools outperform 47% of North Carolina districts The public schools Boiling Spring Lakes’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B− School Grade
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Boiling Spring Lakes Most working residents leave Boiling Spring Lakes for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Wilmington (18%), Southport (9%) and Oak Island (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
4% work in town
Where working residents work In Boiling Spring Lakes 4%
Wilmington 18%
Southport 9%
Oak Island 6%
Charlotte 3%
14 mi
median commute distance
846
jobs based in Boiling Spring Lakes
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
95 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95 Very high risk Lower Higher Hurricanes Inland flooding
86
paid flood claims since 1996
8
federal disasters paid out here
Health
Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns Boiling Spring Lakes beats the North Carolina average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
B Health Grade
32 measures vs. North Carolina
What stands out Boiling Spring Lakes NC Fewer adults facing food insecurity 11.5% 15.2% Fewer adults facing housing insecurity 9.3% 12.2% More adults who have had cancer 9.8% 7.9%
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
8.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
62nd
percentile among NC towns
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Boiling Spring Lakes has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
90° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 37–60°
Spring 51–74°
Summer 70–88°
Fall 54–76°
Nov 17
typical first frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Safety
Less crime per resident than 47% of U.S. towns Boiling Spring Lakes reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 75% of towns.
B− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Boiling Spring Lakes 1.7
North Carolina 3.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Boiling Spring Lakes 10.2
North Carolina 18.1
U.S. 15.5
47th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
75th
percentile among NC towns
12
violent crimes reported in 2025
71
property crimes reported in 2025
A growing town Boiling Spring Lakes has grown 10.6% since 2010 5,372 people in 2010; 6,347 today.
What’s changed most in Boiling Spring Lakes? 5,372 2010
5,943 2020
6,347 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
2022 · Boiling Spring Lakes NC City Hall · Wikimedia Commons
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Boiling Spring Lakes is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,943 at the 2020 census, up from 5,372 in 2010.
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Population 5,943
Area 24 sq mi
Elevation 49 ft
Area code 910 Boiling Spring Lakes’s neighbors One town shares a border with Boiling Spring Lakes.
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