Whispering PinesNC
A town of 5,505.
What should you know before moving to Whispering Pines?
Whispering Pines's standout: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A−, ranked 15th of 286 in North Carolina. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $126K. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Whispering Pines, against 29% in North Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 153 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a lower rate of reported violence than Whispering Pines. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns.
What makes Whispering Pines stand out
Where Whispering Pines beats most towns.
Whispering Pines has grown 89% since 2010
2,928 counted in 2010 and 4,987 in 2020; an estimated 5,505 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.7% since 2020, after 70.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Whispering Pines grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Whispering Pines is from typical.
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Moving to Whispering Pines: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whispering Pines, and how to reach them.
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 Whispering Pines.
Whispering Pines has less food insecurity than most of North Carolina and sends most of its workers to Southern Pines and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of North Carolina.
Compared with most of North Carolina and the rest of the country, trail density in Whispering Pines is higher
Whispering Pines keeps 12% of its land conserved. There are 16 miles of trail across 7 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 7, covering 24 acres.
| Whispering Pines | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 3.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 12% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hardee Lane Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
| 2. Whisper Grove Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. Princess Gate Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Whispering Pines, property crime runs lower than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
Reported crimes fell from 25 to 6 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For health, Whispering Pines earns an A+
Its widest gap with North Carolina is food insecurity: 6.5% of its 3,463 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.2% statewide.
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Whispering Pines is ahead of North Carolina on 19 and behind on 1. In Whispering Pines, 16% of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Whispering Pines | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Whispering Pines | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 15.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Whispering Pines stands out in North Carolina and nationally, with the median rent higher than most
At 6.1 years of the Pinehurst metro’s $86K median household income, the typical home (about $529K) costs more against local pay than in 85% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,151, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The share of households in Whispering Pines who are owner-occupiers: 86%. Homes here are typically worth about $529,000, up 1.6% in a year, 59% above the North Carolina typical home. Also worth knowing: on the market in the town: a median 50 days to sell.
| Whispering Pines | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,336 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 67% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Few of Whispering Pines’ working residents work in town
Whispering Pines has 377 jobs for its 1,549 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most people who work leave Whispering Pines to do it: just 3% work in town. The mean commuting time for Whispering Pines comes to 29 minutes. Jobs based in Whispering Pines grew to 377 in 2023, 82 more than in 2013. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line locally.
| Whispering Pines | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Whispering Pines
Whispering Pines’ peak summer temperature stands at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Whispering Pines is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
In Whispering Pines, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 58 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 57% come from inland flooding and 14% from tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Whispering Pines
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Whispering Pines
About 4 of every 100 Whispering Pines residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
16 miles of trails in Whispering Pines
12% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
About Whispering Pines
Village in North Carolina, United States
Whispering Pines is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,987 at the 2020 census, up from 2,928 in 2010.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 371 ft
- Area code
- 910
Whispering Pines’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Whispering Pines.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Pines | #15 | A− | C | A+ | B+ | A+ |
| Southern Pines | #128 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ | A |
Questions about Whispering Pines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whispering Pines, NC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Whispering Pines grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #15 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A+ for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Whispering Pines, NC expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.