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About Clinton
City in North Carolina, United StatesClinton (locally KLIN-ən, KLINT-ən) is a city in and the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,383. Clinton is named for Richard Clinton, a Brigadier General of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution.
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Housing in Clinton
The typical Clinton home is worth about $160,000, up 2.1% in a year, 52% below the North Carolina typical home.
Safety in Clinton
Safety Grade D
Clinton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
Health in Clinton
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Schools in Clinton
All Clinton schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Clinton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Clinton is
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