Clayton, NC

Clayton is a small city in North Carolina with a population of 28,043. Residents earn $73,348 per year, which is 2% below the national average.

3.4 /5.0

B Good

28,043 Population 1,670/sq mi density

$73,348 Median Income $35,285 per capita

$292,400 Home Value $361,398 Zillow

$1,542 Median Rent 30.9% income on rent

60°F Avg Temperature 301 sunny days/yr

168 Violent Crime/100K 2,085 property/100K

Overall

3.4 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.4 / 5.0

$73,348 median income, 1.4% unemployment

Affordability

4.4 / 5.0

$292,400 home value, $1,542/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

168 violent crimes/100K (56% below avg)

B+

Education

3.8 / 5.0

35.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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11 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Clayton, NC.

Name	Year	Description
Clayton, NC	2014	Saw two white light &#39sticks&#39 with blue and red lights at night moving in a horizontal plane across sky with no sound being made.
Clayton, NC	2013	Flashing red and blue lights with white lights in center of cylinder object
Clayton, NC	2012	Black triangle.
Clayton, NC	2011	Flashing red&#44blue and white lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a "twinkling" star&#44 perhaps Arcturus&#44 we suspect. PD))
Clayton, NC	2011	Power out green light power out green light. loud noise
Clayton, NC	2010	1 light ver fast then gone
Clayton, NC	2009	((HOAX??)) 4 egg shaped lights&#44 one takes off very rapidly.
Clayton, NC	2007	Steady bright white ball of light moving above tree line and then disappears in cloudless sky
Clayton, NC	2003	witness to the too close meteor in durham&#44 nc. : meteor or ufo?
Clayton, NC	1988	Sphere shaped object about the size of a water tower&#44 spinning rapidly.
Clayton, NC	1962	Oh My God&#33&#33&#33 I thought that it was just me&#44 I was afraid to ask my neighbors if they had heard what I had heard on the evening of 2/27/