BennettNC
A town of 262, settled in 1910.
Is Bennett a good place to live?
100% of households are owner-occupiers in Bennett, against 67% in North Carolina’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Bennett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
262 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bennett: who provides what
Bennett is unincorporated, so Chatham County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bennett.
The schools Bennett’s kids attend
The Chatham County Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Bennett’s public school: 187 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 187 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Bennett’s workers commute out
Employers in Bennett added 21 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 70. The town’s average trip to work stands at 27 minutes, above both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away. The top destinations are Raleigh (7%), Siler City (6%) and Sanford (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bennett: mild winters and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high for Bennett comes to 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bennett is
In Bennett, 14% of adults binge drink. This North Carolina town does better than the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4. Among adults locally, 27% have been diagnosed with depression and 31% have obesity.
| Bennett | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bennett | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Bennett is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Households in Bennett have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2018. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bennett
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bennett; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Bennett residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Bennett for work
Where Bennett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Bennett
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bennett, NC a good place to live?
Bennett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.