The public schools Pinehurst’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Pinehurst Elementary	K–5	584	A

NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →

Health

Healthier than 91% of U.S. towns

Pinehurst beats the North Carolina average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

AHealth Grade

32 measures vs. North Carolina

20 better8 too close to call4 worse

What stands out	Pinehurst	NC
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	5.6%	13.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	6.2%	15.2%
More adults who have had cancer	14.2%	7.9%

Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital

1.2 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

94th

percentile among NC towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

About one in four working residents works right in Pinehurst

About one in 4 of Pinehurst’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Southern Pines (14%), Aberdeen (5%) and Fayetteville (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

24%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pinehurst24%

Southern Pines14%

Aberdeen5%

Fayetteville4%

Raleigh4%

8 mi

median commute distance

13,022

jobs based in Pinehurst

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Outdoors

1% of Pinehurst is conserved land

7.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

#85for trails in NC

Map of Pinehurst: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

conserved · 106 of 11,074 acres

7.6 mi

of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

#64

most walkable in NC

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Housing

A typical Pinehurst home is worth about $537K

The typical Pinehurst home is worth about $537,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% above the North Carolina typical home.

$537KZillow home value

Typical home value

Pinehurst$537K

North Carolina$335K

Market temperature

days on market

97.5%

sale-to-list price

+0.3%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns

Pinehurst reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

ASafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Pinehurst0.5

North Carolina3.3

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Pinehurst2.8

North Carolina18.1

U.S.15.5

93rd

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

98th

percentile among NC towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Pinehurst has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–55°

Spring48–73°

Summer67–88°

Fall50–73°

Nov 14

typical first frost

Mar 25

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

36risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1998

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

A job hub

Every workday, about 11,613 people come to Pinehurst for work

Where Pinehurst’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13,022jobs based in Pinehurst

24%of working residents work in town

8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

1905 · The Carolina · Library of Congress

Pinehurst’s story

131 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

1895Pinehurst is settled
1900Bargain day, a covered wagon traveling salesman weighing pr…
1905The Carolina

Bargain day, a covered wagon traveling salesman weighing produce

Explore the history →

Landmarks

3 places in Pinehurst on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Pinehurst Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark

Lloyd-Howe House

Pinehurst Race Track

About Pinehurst

Village in North Carolina, United States

Official town website ↗

Pinehurst, officially The Village of Pinehurst, is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,581, up from 13,124 in 2010. "Pinehurst" refers to both the village and the Pinehurst Resort, a golf resort, which has hosted multiple U.S. Open championships in the sport. A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted and its significance in the history of golf in the United States. Pinehurst has been designated as the "Home of American Golf" by the US Golf Association and by the state of North Carolina.…

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