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About Wilson
City in Wilson County, North Carolina, USWilson is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. It is the 23rd most populous city in North Carolina. Located approximately 40 mi (64 km) east of the capital city of Raleigh, it is served by the interchange of Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 264. As of the 2020 census, Wilson had a population of 47,851. It is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA, with a total population of 297,726 as of 2018. In the early 21st century, Wilson was ranked as 18th in size among North Carolina's 500-plus municipalities. From 1990 to 2010, the city population increased by more than 40 percent, primarily due to construction of new subdivisions that …
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Housing in Wilson
The typical Wilson home is worth about $217,000, about the same as a year ago, 35% below the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Wilson
Safety Grade D
Wilson reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less. Within North Carolina, it does better than 35% of towns.
Health in Wilson
Health Grade D
Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Schools in Wilson
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The public schools Wilson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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.
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